Garden Harvest Recalls Heiney Hot Salsa for Unlicensed Acidified Food Production
Garden Harvest is recalling 26 cases of Heiney Hot Salsa because the firm was manufacturing acidified foods without a license.
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 2/5 (Moderate).
Minor labeling or packaging issue, or a voluntary precautionary recall. Risk of harm is low but real — follow the manufacturer's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class II, which corresponds to a moderate severity score. The hazard is a regulatory compliance issue (unlicensed manufacturing) rather than a confirmed biological or chemical contamination with reported illness.
Plain-English summary
Garden Harvest is voluntarily recalling 26 cases of A Bit of a Bite Salsa Heiney Hot Salsa, Net Wt. 128 oz. The product is identified by Lot # 24325 and UPC 6 42125 95415 0. The salsa contains diced tomatoes, fresh zucchini, fresh onions, fresh jalapeno peppers, and fresh habanero peppers.
The recall is being conducted because the firm was manufacturing acidified foods without a license. The product was shipped to Ohio, Florida, and West Virginia.
Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and contact the firm for a refund or further information.
The recalled product
- Product
- A BIT OF A BITE SALSA HEINEY HOT SALSA NET WT. 128 OZ INGREDIENTS: DICED TOMATOES***FRESH ZUCCHINI, FRESH ONIONS***FRESH JALAPENO PEPPERS***FRESH HABANERO PEPPERS. A Bit of Bite Salsa 1243 Nouvelle Drive Miamisburg, OH 45342 UPC 6 42125 95415 0
- Manufacturer
- Garden Harvest
- Category
- Food — Salsa / Acidified Foods
- Affected units
- 26
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)
- Lot# 24325
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 32 recalled by Garden Harvest 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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