Garden Harvest Citrus Salsa Recalled for Unlicensed Acidified Food Production
Garden Harvest is recalling 80 cases of sweet & tangy citrus 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 due to a regulatory violation (manufacturing without a license) rather than a confirmed contamination or injury event, fitting the criteria for moderate severity involving low-risk or procedural issues.
Plain-English summary
Garden Harvest is recalling 80 cases of Kiem's Garden Harvest sweet & tangy citrus salsa, 1 PT (14 oz 397g). The product is identified by UPC 6 09722 32346 8. The recall is being conducted because the firm was manufacturing acidified foods without a license.
The affected product was shipped to Ohio, Florida, and West Virginia. The source text does not specify particular lot numbers, stating "All Lots" in the structured data, but does not provide specific dates or additional distribution details beyond the states listed.
Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and contact the manufacturer for further instructions. The FDA classifies this recall as Class II, indicating a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.
The recalled product
- Product
- Kiem's Garden Harvest sweet & tangy citrus salsa 1 PT (14 oz 397g) Ingredients:tomatoes, onions***lemon juice concentrate, lime juice concentrate***Manufactured by: Keim's Garden Harvest (937) 515-4518 2232 Honeysuckle Lane Wellston, OH 45692 UPC 6 09722 32346 8
- Manufacturer
- Garden Harvest
- Category
- Food — Salsa
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 80
Is your product affected?
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Lot numbers (1)
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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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