The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:ModerateFDA (Food)·F-0710-2014·Announced 2013-12-11

Gold Medal Caramel Dip Recalled Due to Insanitary Manufacturing Conditions

Gold Medal Products is recalling Caramel dip in metal #10 containers because the products were manufactured under insanitary conditions.

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 voluntary precautionary measure due to insanitary conditions without reported illnesses, fitting the Moderate severity criteria.

Plain-English summary

Gold Medal Products is voluntarily recalling Product #4123: Caramel dip in metal #10 containers. The recall was initiated after the firm received notification that the products were manufactured under insanitary conditions.

The affected product consists of 50 cases, with 6 containers per case. All containers are dated between June 2013 and August 2013. The product was distributed in the states of AK, AR, AZ, CA, CT, GA, IA, ID, IN, MA, MT, PA, TX, and WI, as well as to Canada.

Consumers who have this product should stop using it and contact Gold Medal Products for further instructions. The FDA classifies this recall as Class II, indicating a reasonable probability of temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.

The recalled product

Product
Product #4123: Caramel dip in metal #10 containers

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)

  • All containers dated between June 2013 and August 2013.

Distribution

Distributed in 14 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 2 recalled by Gold Medal Products 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.

See all 2 products in this recall →

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