Agency classClass IOur severity:Severe FDA (Food)·F-0749-2016·Announced 2016-03-23

Dawn's Potato Salad Recalled for Undeclared Milk, Wheat, and Soy Allergens

Dawn's Foods is recalling Deluxe and Deviled Egg Potato Salads due to mislabeling and potential undeclared milk, wheat, and soy allergens.

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 agency classified this recall as Class I — 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. On that classification alone this is scored Severe; a score of Critical is reserved for recalls where a death or serious injury was reported. The agency gives the reason as: "Dawn's Foods is recalling Dawn's Deluxe Potato Salad and Dawn's Deviled Egg Potato Salad due to mis-labeling and potential undeclared milk, wheat and soy. Some containers labeled as Dawn's Deluxe Potato Salad may inadvertently contain…"

Plain-English summary

Dawn's Foods, Inc. is recalling Dawn's Deluxe Potato Salad and Dawn's Deviled Egg Potato Salad due to mislabeling and the potential presence of undeclared milk, wheat, and soy allergens. The recall involves 2,424 units of the 15 oz. (397g) Deviled Egg Potato Salad with an expiration date of 3/15/16. The product was distributed in Florida.

The recall was initiated because some containers labeled as Dawn's Deluxe Potato Salad may inadvertently contain Dawn's Deviled Egg Potato Salad, which contains soy and wheat. Additionally, some containers of Dawn's Deviled Egg Potato Salad may inadvertently contain Dawn's Deluxe Macaroni. This cross-contamination creates a risk for consumers with allergies to milk, wheat, or soy.

Consumers with allergies to milk, wheat, or soy should not consume the recalled products. Those who have purchased the affected items should check their pantries for the specific UPC 32345-10107 and expiration date 3/15/16. If found, consumers should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product: Dawn's Deviled Egg Potato Salad, Net Wt. 15 oz. (397g), UPC 32345-10107. Keep Refrigerated.
Manufacturer: Dawn's Foods, Inc.
Category: Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
Hazard: allergen-milk
allergen-wheat
allergen-soy
mis-labeling
Affected units: 2,424

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 (1)

Expiration Date: 3/15/16

Distribution

Distributed in 1 state:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 2 recalled by Dawn's Foods, 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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