Deiorio Foods Cauliflower Shells Recalled for Plastic Fragment Contamination
Deiorio Foods is recalling 1701 cases of 5912MOD-CAU 11" Gluten Free Friendly Cauliflower Shells due to potential contamination with white plastic fragments. The product may pose a choking hazard.
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: This is an FDA Class II recall involving physical contamination (plastic fragments) that could cause choking or injury. Since no illnesses or injuries have been reported, this meets the criterion for High severity: a risk-of-harm product where injury has not yet been reported.
Plain-English summary
Deiorio Foods Inc is recalling its 5912MOD-CAU 11" Gluten Free Friendly Cauliflower Shells, sold in bulk blue poly bags within corrugated boxes (20 units per case, UPC 074542659125). The product may be contaminated with fragments of white plastic, varying in length and width.
The affected product was distributed to retail and food service customers in Texas, Maryland, Wisconsin, California, Colorado, North Carolina, Arizona, Idaho, Oregon, Ohio, and Utah. The contaminated batches were produced on December 27, 2024, January 7, 2025, and January 8, 2025.
Consumers and food service operators who have purchased this product should not consume it. Identify affected product by UPC 074542659125 and the production dates listed above. Return the product to the retailer or manufacturer.
The recalled product
- Product
- 5912MOD-CAU 11" Gluten Free Friendly Cauliflower Shell; Bulk packaged in a blue poly bag, within a corrugated box. 20 units per case; Product UPC: 074542659125; Master Case GTIN: 00074542659125
- Manufacturer
- Deiorio Foods Inc
- Category
- Food — Prepared Vegetables
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 1,701
Distribution
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