The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-0185-2017·Announced 2016-11-02

Porfirio's Egg Fettucine Recalled for Undeclared Wheat and Milk

Porfirio's Italian Food, Inc. is recalling 1,400 lbs of Egg Fettucine due to undeclared wheat and milk allergens. The product was distributed in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class II

Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.

This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves allergen mislabeling for common allergens (wheat and milk), which corresponds to a severity score of 3 (High) according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Porfirio's Italian Food, Inc. is recalling 1,400 lbs of Porfirio's Egg Fettucine. The recall was initiated because the pasta product contains cheese, which may contain undeclared wheat and milk allergens.

The affected product was manufactured by Porfirio's Italian Food, Inc. in Trenton, New Jersey, and distributed in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. No specific lot codes are identified in the recall notice.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their pantries for Porfirio's Egg Fettucine. If found, they should stop consuming the product and contact the manufacturer for further instructions or a refund.

The recalled product

Product
Porfirio's Egg Fettucine Manufactured by Porfirio's Italian Food, Inc. 320 Anderson Street, Trenton NJ 08611

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (1)

  • no codes

Distribution

Distributed in 2 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 9 recalled by Porfirios Italian Foods, Inc. under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

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