Whalen's Seafood Sauce Recalled for Undeclared Anchovies
Whalen's Seafood & Burger Sauce is being recalled because it contains undeclared anchovies and has incomplete ingredient labeling.
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: The recall involves allergen mislabeling (undeclared anchovies/fish) on a common allergen, which meets the criteria for a High severity score under the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Whalen's Horseradish Products, LLC is recalling 36 bottles of Whalen's Seafood & Burger Sauce "Hot" (8 oz). The recall was initiated because the product contains undeclared anchovies, which are derived from the Worcestershire sauce used in the finished product. Additionally, the product has miscellaneous labeling issues, including the omission of certain sub-ingredients from the label.
The affected bottles have a sell-by date of 17 July, 2015, which is stamped on a label located on top of the bottle. The product was distributed in New York and Massachusetts.
Consumers who purchased this product should check their pantries for bottles matching this description and date. If found, they should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- WHALEN'S SEAFOOD & BURGER SAUCE "HOT", NET WT. 8 OZ. (226 g) -- Whalen's Horseradish Products, LLC, PO Box 4700, Saratoga Springs, New York 12866
- Manufacturer
- Whalen's Horseradish Products
- Category
- Food — Condiments
- Affected units
- 36
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 (2)
- Sell by Date of 17 July
- 2015 (stamped on a label located on top of the bottle).
Distribution
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