The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-0233-2020·Announced 2019-12-18

AC Culinary Group Recalls Chef Pineiro's Sofrito con Albahaca Due to Metal Filament

AC Culinary Group LLC is recalling Chef Pineiro's Sofrito con Albahaca in 12 oz and 32 oz sizes because a metal filament was found in the product and its raw materials.

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 a physical hazard (metal filament) in a food product. While no injuries are reported, the presence of metal in food poses a risk of harm, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.

Plain-English summary

AC Culinary Group LLC is voluntarily recalling Chef Pineiro's Sofrito con Albahaca, with Basil, in 12 oz (340g) and 32 oz (907g) sizes. The recall involves 13,440 units of the 12 oz size and 6,804 units of the 32 oz size. The affected lots are # 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 21, and 22, all with an expiration date of 4/2020.

The recall was initiated after the firm received a customer complaint describing a metal filament in a bottle of Sofrito Cilantro 32 oz. Further investigation determined that the same type of metal filament was found in the raw material (dehydrated minced onion) used in the manufacture of Sofrito Cilantro 32 oz and other products, including the recalled Sofrito con Albahaca.

The product was distributed in Puerto Rico. Consumers who have purchased the recalled product should stop using it and return it to the place of purchase for a refund or contact the firm for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
Chef Pineiro's Sofrito con Albahaca, with Basil, NET WT./PESO NETO 12 oz (340g) and NET WT./PESO NETO 32 oz (907g)
Manufacturer
AC Culinary Group LLC.
Category
Food — Canned / Jarred Foods
Hazard

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Lot numbers (8)

  • Lots # 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 21 and 22 Exp 4/2020`

Distribution

Distributed in 1 state:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 4 recalled by AC Culinary Group LLC. 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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