The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-0331-2019·Announced 2018-11-07

Buddy's Kitchen Mushroom & Thyme Flatbread Pizza Recalled for Contamination Risk

Buddy's Kitchen is recalling Mushroom & Thyme Flatbread Pizza due to potential Listeria or Salmonella contamination linked to a McCain Foods recall.

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 high-risk pathogens (Listeria and Salmonella) without reported illness, which corresponds to a High severity score per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Buddy's Kitchen, Inc. is recalling Mushroom & Thyme Flatbread Pizza (Item 70610) in response to a recall by McCain Foods. The recall is issued due to the potential for Listeria or Salmonella contamination in the product.

The affected product is a frozen flatbread pizza intended for institutional use only. It is packaged in 7.65 lb cases containing 48 portions of 2.55 oz each. The recall covers 4,481 cases with specific lot dates ranging from August 1, 2017, to October 20, 2017.

The product was distributed in Arizona, California, Georgia, Illinois, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, and Oklahoma. Consumers and institutions should check their inventory for these specific lot dates and discontinue use of the product if it matches the recalled description.

The recalled product

Product
Mushroom & Thyme Flatbread Pizza, Item 70610. Net Weight 7.65 lbs. 48-2.55 oz. portions. Keep Frozen. For institutional use only. Buddy's Kitchen, Inc., Burnsville, MN 55337
Affected units
4,481

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 (11)

  • Lot #: 08/01/17
  • 08/07/17
  • 08/16/17
  • 08/18/17
  • 08/29/17
  • 09/11/17
  • 09/18/17
  • 09/27/17
  • 10/09/17
  • 10/17/17
  • 10/20/17.

Distribution

Distributed in 8 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 6 recalled by Buddy's Kitchen 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.

See all 6 products in this recall →

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