Hot Sauce Recalled for Missing Wheat Allergen Labeling
Benny T's Vesta Dry Hot Sauce is recalled because its label does not list wheat and other required ingredient common names, posing a risk to consumers with wheat allergies.
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 mislabeling of wheat, a major US allergen. Per the severity rubric, allergen mislabeling on common allergens without reported illness is scored as High (3).
Plain-English summary
Benny T's Vesta Dry Hot Sauce (1.5 oz jars) is being recalled because the product label does not include wheat and other required ingredient common names in the ingredient statement. The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services identified this labeling deficiency.
The product was distributed to the following states: AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IL, KY, MD, MI, MN, MO, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, and VA. Consumers with wheat allergies are at risk, as the incomplete label prevents them from identifying whether the product is safe to use.
Consumers who have purchased this product should not use it if they have a wheat allergy. Contact the manufacturer or retailer with questions about the recall.
The recalled product
- Product
- the original BENNY T'S VESTA DRY HOT SAUCE GHOST NET WT. 1.5OZ INGREDIENTS: Fresh Chilies, Onions, Breadcrumbs (enriched flour, water, sugar, yeast, salt, non-hydrogenated vegetable shortening), Olive Oil, Salt, Natural Preservatives. UPC 7 94571 99498 0 (Habanero & Bhut…
- Category
- Food — Spices / Condiments
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)
- LOT # 48 11/24
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 5 recalled by Benny Ts Vesta Inc dba Vesta Firey Gourmet Toppings 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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