Ventura Foods Recalls Smokehouse 220 Barbecue Sauce Due to Plastic Foreign Object
Ventura Foods is recalling Smokehouse 220 Sweet & Spicy Barbecue Sauce because a plastic foreign object was inadvertently 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 and involves a physical foreign object (plastic) without reported injuries or illnesses, fitting the criteria for a moderate severity voluntary precautionary recall.
Plain-English summary
Ventura Foods, LLC is voluntarily recalling 1,140 cases of Smokehouse 220 Sweet & Spicy Barbecue Sauce, 16 oz. The product was distributed nationwide and is coded with the lot date 05 30 18 (May 30, 2018).
The recall was initiated because a plastic foreign object was inadvertently introduced into the product stream. The firm is recalling the product because not all plastic has been accounted for.
Consumers who have this product in their possession should check the packaging for the specific lot code and stop using the product if it matches the recalled lot.
The recalled product
- Product
- Smokehouse 220 Sweet & Spicy Barbecue Sauce; Net Wt. 16 OZ.; Ventura Foods, Brea, CA 92823; Coded: 05 30 18.
- Manufacturer
- Ventura Foods, LLC
- Category
- Food — Sauces
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 1,140
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)
- Coded: 05 30 18 lot date 5/30/2018
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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