Ortega Taco Sauce Recalled for Potential Peanut and Almond Contamination
B&G Foods is recalling Ortega Green Taco Sauce because spice ingredients may contain peanuts and almonds.
What this means for you
Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. 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 Green Taco Sauce products because one or more of the spice ingredients may contain peanuts and almonds. The recalled items include Ortega Green Taco Sauce - Mild in 8 oz (UPC 41501-00897) and 16 oz (UPC 41501-00907) sizes. The recall covers 7,201,809 cases total.
The products were distributed nationwide and worldwide, including to Bermuda, Canada, Dominican Republic, Dubai, Guam, Haiti, Honduras, Israel, New Zealand, Panama, Philippines, Singapore, Trinidad, and the United Kingdom. The affected products have best-by dates ranging from February 18, 2017, to November 10, 2017.
Consumers with these products should check their pantries for the specific UPCs and best-by dates listed above. If found, they should stop using the product and contact the manufacturer for instructions on disposal or return.
The recalled product
- Product
- Ortega Green Taco Sauce - Mild 8 oz, UPC 41501-00897, 16 oz. UPC 41501-00907.
- Manufacturer
- B&G Foods North America, Inc
- Category
- Food — Sauces & 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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