Ortega Enchilada Sauce Recalled for Potential Peanut and Almond Contamination
B&G Foods is recalling Ortega Enchilada Sauce because spice ingredients may contain peanuts and almonds, posing a risk to individuals with allergies.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class I
Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
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 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class I, which indicates a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death, meeting the criteria for a Severe rating.
Plain-English summary
B&G Foods North America, Inc. is recalling specific Ortega Enchilada Sauce products (8 oz., UPC 41501-00898) because one or more of the spice ingredients may contain peanuts and almonds. The recall involves 7,201,809 cases of the product.
The affected products were distributed nationwide and worldwide to locations including Bermuda, Canada, the Dominican Republic, Dubai, Guam, Haiti, Honduras, Israel, New Zealand, Panama, the Philippines, Singapore, Trinidad, and the United Kingdom. The best-by date range for the recalled items is from February 18, 2017, to November 10, 2017.
Consumers with allergies to peanuts or almonds should not consume the product. Individuals should check their pantries for the specific UPC and best-by dates listed above and dispose of the product or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Ortega Enchilada Sauce 8 oz., UPC 41501-00898
- Manufacturer
- B&G Foods North America, Inc
- Category
- Food — Sauces and Condiments
- Affected units
- 7,201,809
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 (3)
- Best By Date Range: Feb 18
- 2017 - Nov 10
- 2017
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 7 recalled by B&G Foods North America, 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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