Ventura Foods Recalls Cooking Oil Jugs Due to Plastic Contamination
Ventura Foods is recalling 35 lb. jugs of cooking oil because plastic fragments may be present due to a manufacturing defect in the jugs.
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 (ingestion of plastic) where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for risk-of-harm products without reported illness.
Plain-English summary
Ventura Foods is voluntarily recalling various brands of cooking oil in 35 lb. jugs. The affected products include Brilliance Clear Premium Frying Oil, Mel-Fry Essential High Performance Liquid Frying Oil, and Mel-Fry Premium High Performance Liquid Frying Oil. The recall involves 3,681 cases, with each case containing 12-35 lb jugs, distributed nationwide.
The recall is being conducted due to the presence of plastic in the oil. The jug supplier reported that a manufacturing defect in the 35 lb. jugs was caused by the sealing surface trim possibly being pushed into the jug during the trimming process. The affected products are identified by specific codes and Julian day codes ranging from 226 through 406.
Consumers who have purchased these products should stop using them and contact the manufacturer for further instructions or a refund. The recall is limited to the specific 35 lb. jug format and the identified product codes.
The recalled product
- Product
- 18168-BLN : Brilliance Clear Premium Frying Oil 35 lb. ; 16763-MFY : Mel-Fry Essential High Performance Liquid Frying Oil 35 lb. ; 16502-MFY : Mel-Fry Premium High Performance Liquid Frying Oil 35 lb. ;
- Manufacturer
- Ventura Foods Calttn Hq Ap Bulk Oil
- Category
- Food — Cooking Oil
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 4 recalled by Ventura Foods Calttn Hq Ap Bulk Oil 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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