Frozen Specialties Recalls Food Lion Crispy Thin Crust Pizza for Kosher Labeling
Frozen Specialties Inc is recalling Food Lion microwaveable crispy thin crust pizza because the packaging displays a Kosher symbol that does not represent actual Kosher status.
What this means for you
Cosmetic or documentation issue. No expected health impact, but the manufacturer is correcting the affected products.
Our severity reasoning: The FDA classified this as a Class III recall, which the rubric defines as typically resulting in a score of 1 or 2 because it is unlikely to cause adverse health consequences. The issue is a labeling error regarding Kosher status.
Plain-English summary
Frozen Specialties Inc is recalling Food Lion Cheese microwaveable crispy thin crust pizza, 5.2 oz boxes. The recall is due to the presence of the Kosher symbol on the retail packaging. This symbol is a trademark of the Orthodox Union representing Kosher status, but the source text states that none of the products are Kosher.
The affected product is distributed by Food Lion, LLC, in Salisbury, NC. The product was shipped to North Carolina, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Virginia. The recall covers 5,515 cases of 16 5.2 oz boxes. Affected use-by dates include 7/22/16, 7/28/16, 8/6/16, 8/10/16, 8/15/16, 8/19/16, 8/26/16, 8/29/16, 9/25/16, 10/1/16, and 10/23/16.
Consumers should check their inventory for this specific product with the listed use-by dates and UPC 0 35826 08821 5. The FDA has classified this as a Class III recall, indicating the product is unlikely to cause adverse health consequences.
The recalled product
- Product
- FOOD LION CHEESE microwaveable crispy thin crust pizza KEEP FROZEN NET WT 5.2 OZ (147Gg) (U) INGREDIENTS: CRUST***SAUCE***MOZZARELLA CHEESE BLEND***CONTAINS: WHEAT, SOY, MILK. DISTRIBUTED BY: FOOD LION, LLC, SALISBURY, NC 28147 UPC 0 35826 08821 5
- Manufacturer
- Frozen Specialties Inc
- Category
- Food — Frozen Pizza
- 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 (10)
- USE BY: 7/22/16
- 7/28/16
- 8/6/16
- 8/10/16
- 8/15/16
- 8/19/16
- 8/26/16
- 8/29/16
- 9/25/16
- 10/1/16 & 10/23/16.
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 3 recalled by Frozen Specialties 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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