The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:ModerateFDA (Food)·F-0735-2020·Announced 2020-02-26

Pepper Source Recalls Mississippi Mash BBQ Sauce for Packing Material

Pepper Source, Ltd. is recalling specific lots of Mississippi Mash BBQ Sauce because the product may contain pieces of food grade packing material.

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 foreign object (packing material) without reported injuries or illnesses, fitting the criteria for a moderate severity voluntary precautionary recall.

Plain-English summary

Pepper Source, Ltd. is voluntarily recalling 3,411 cases of Mississippi Mash BBQ Sauce. The recall involves two product configurations: PS# 86293 (30 packs per carton) and PS# 86295 (30 packs per case). The affected units were produced on January 29, 2020, January 30, 2020, February 4, 2020, and February 5, 2020, and are identified by lot codes RE403003R, RE402901R, DA303501R, and DA303601R.

The recall was initiated because the product may contain pieces of food grade packing material. The affected products were distributed in Arkansas, Virginia, and Alabama.

Consumers who have purchased these specific lots should stop using the product and contact Pepper Source, Ltd. for further instructions or a refund. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has classified this recall as Class II.

The recalled product

Product
PS# 86293 Mississippi Mash BBQ Sauce 30 Packs/ 20.2 oz. Net WT 37.88 each Carton and PS# 86295 Mississippi Mash BBQ Sauce (20.2 oz. packs) 30 Packs/Case
Manufacturer
Pepper Source, Ltd.
Category
Food — Sauces
Hazard
Affected units
3,411

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 (4)

  • Production Date 1/30/2020 - Lot Code RE403003R
  • Production Date 1/29/2020 - Lot Code RE402901R
  • Production Date(s): 02/04/2020 Lot number(s): DA303501R
  • Production Date(s): 02/05/2020 Lot number(s): DA303601R

Distribution

Distributed in 3 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 4 recalled by Pepper Source, Ltd. 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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