Samyang Hot Chicken Sauce Recalled for Undeclared Allergens
Samyang Foods is recalling Buldak Extremely Spicy Hot Chicken Flavor Sauce because the label fails to declare egg, milk, and wheat.
What this means for you
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 on common allergens (egg, milk, wheat), which corresponds to a score of 3 (High) per the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Samyang Foods Co Ltd is recalling 8,430 boxes (210,750 bottles) of Samyang Buldak Extremely Spicy Hot Chicken Flavor Sauce, 200 g (7.05 oz), due to undeclared allergens. The product is a hot chili sauce manufactured in Korea.
The recall is necessary because the product label does not declare the presence of egg, milk, and wheat, which are ingredients in the sauce. The affected units have an expiration date prior to August 31, 2021, and carry the UPC 8 801073 411395.
The recalled product was distributed in New Jersey, Washington, California, Maryland, and New York. Consumers with this product should stop using it and dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Samyang Buldak Extremely Spicy Hot Chicken Flavor Sauce Hot Chili Sauce Net Wt. 200 g (7.05 oz) Product of Korea UPC: 8 801073 411395 Ingredients: Water, Artificial chicken flavor powder (artificial flavor, dextrin, sugar, red pepper powder, yeast powder, chili pepper powd
- Manufacturer
- Samyang Foods Co Ltd
- Category
- Food — Sauces
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)
- Expiration date : prior to 8/31/2021
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 3 recalled by Samyang Foods Co Ltd 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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