Tova Industries Recalls Good Source Soup Base Beef Due to Metal Shavings
Tova Industries is recalling Good Source brand Soup Base Beef in 35 lb. pails due to possible metal shavings in the ingredient.
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 a risk-of-harm product (metal shavings) where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the High severity criteria for potential physical injury without confirmed cases.
Plain-English summary
Tova Industries Inc is recalling Good Source brand Soup Base Beef, Item #41060, in 35 lb. pails. The recall is a downstream action initiated by a supplier due to the possible presence of metal shavings in the ingredient.
The affected product is identified by Lot 21200301H. A total of 23 cases were distributed to the following states: AR, CA, IL, LA, MI, NE, NM, NY, VA, and WI. The product was also distributed to the United Arab Emirates.
Consumers and businesses who have purchased this product should stop using it and contact Tova Industries Inc for further instructions or a refund.
The recalled product
- Product
- Good Source brand Soup Base Beef, Item #41060, in 35 lb. pails.
- Manufacturer
- Tova Industries Inc
- Category
- Food — Soup Base
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 23
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: 21200301H
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 22 recalled by Tova Industries 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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