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Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-0606-2024·Announced 2023-12-27

Frozen Spinach Artichoke Pizzas Recalled for Undeclared Wheat

Shakespeare's Pizza recalls 7,103 units of frozen Spinach Artichoke Pizza sold in Missouri and Kansas due to undeclared wheat. Consumers with wheat allergies should not consume the product.

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 FDA Class II recall involves undeclared wheat, a common allergen. The severity is High per the rubric criterion for allergen mislabeling on common allergens without reported illness.

Plain-English summary

Shakespeare's Pizza, Inc. initiated a voluntary recall of 7,103 units of Shakespeare's Pizza Spinach Artichoke Pizza (25 oz, UPC 686 148 000 043, Keep Frozen) due to the presence of undeclared wheat in the product.

The product was distributed to retail stores in Missouri and Kansas and through direct-to-consumer online sales. All production lots are affected. The recall was initiated on December 7, 2023, and was terminated on May 2, 2024.

Undeclared wheat in a food product creates a risk for consumers with wheat allergies or celiac disease. Consumers who purchased this product and have a wheat allergy should not consume it and should return or discard the product.

The recalled product

Product
Shakespeare's Pizza, Spinach Artichoke Pizza, 25 oz, Keep Frozen; UPC 686 148 000 043; pack size 18 per case.
Affected units
7,103

Is your product affected?

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Lot numbers (1)

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Distribution

Distributed in 2 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 4 recalled by Shakespeare's Pizza, Inc. 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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