Ventura Foods Recalls Tartar Sauces Due to Plastic Foreign Object
Ventura Foods is recalling specific lots of Imperial, Classic Gourmet, and Culinary Secrets tartar sauces because a plastic foreign object was introduced into the product stream.
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 typically indicates a situation where there is a remote probability that adverse health consequences will be serious or permanent. The hazard is a plastic foreign object, which is a physical contamination risk rather than a biological or chemical one, and no illnesses or injuries have been reported in the source text.
Plain-English summary
Ventura Foods, LLC is voluntarily recalling specific lots of Imperial, Classic Gourmet, and Culinary Secrets tartar sauces. The recall is being conducted because a plastic foreign object was inadvertently introduced into the product stream, and the firm is recalling the product because not all plastic has been accounted for.
The affected products include Sysco Imperial Tartar Sauce (Code 12817, lot date 11/28/2017), Classic Gourmet Dressings Select Tartar Sauce (Code 05 30 18), and Culinary Secrets Deluxe Tartar Sauce (Code 10127, lot date 12/1/2017). The recall covers 1-gallon containers distributed nationwide. The total quantity recalled is 131 cases, consisting of 110 cases of Imperial, 15 cases of Classic Gourmet, and 6 cases of Culinary Secrets.
Consumers who have purchased these specific products should check their labels for the codes and lot dates listed above. If the product matches the recalled items, consumers should not consume it and should contact the distributor or retailer for a refund or replacement.
The recalled product
- Product
- Sysco Imperial Tartar Sauce; Net Contents 1 GAL; Distributed by Sysco Corporation, Houston, Texas 77077; Code: 12817; Classic Gourmet Dressings Select Tartar Sauce; Net Contents 1 Gal.; Ventura Foods, Brea, CA 92821; Code 05 30 18; . Culinary Secrets Deluxe Tartar…
- Manufacturer
- Ventura Foods, LLC
- Category
- Food — Condiments
- Hazard
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 (4)
- Imperial: Code: 12817
- lot date 11/28/2017 Classic Gourmet: Code 05 30 18
- Culinary Secrets: Coded: 10127
- lot date 12/1/2017
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 12 recalled by Ventura Foods, LLC 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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