Samyang Buldak Hot Chicken Flavor Sauce Recalled for Undeclared Allergens
Samyang Foods is recalling 10,150 boxes of Buldak Hot Chicken Flavor Sauce because the label fails to declare egg, milk, and wheat.
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 on common allergens (egg, milk, and wheat), which corresponds to a severity score of 3 per the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Samyang Foods Co Ltd is recalling 10,150 boxes (253,750 bottles) of Samyang Buldak Hot Chicken Flavor Sauce, Net Wt. 200 g (7.05 oz). The recall is due to undeclared allergens of egg, milk, and wheat on the product label.
The affected product is identified by the UPC 8 801073 411388 and has an expiration date prior to 8/31/2021. The product was distributed in New Jersey, Washington, California, Maryland, and New York.
Consumers with this product should stop using it and return it to the place of purchase for a refund. Individuals with allergies to egg, milk, or wheat should avoid consuming the product.
The recalled product
- Product
- Samyang Buldak Hot Chicken Flavor Sauce Hot Chili Sauce Net Wt. 200 g (7.05 oz) Product of Korea UPC: 8 801073 411388 Ingredients: Water, Artificial chicken flavor powder (artificial flavor, dextrin, sugar, red pepper powder, yeast powder, chili pepper powder, modified…
- 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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