Agency classClass IIOur severity:High FDA (Food)·F-0834-2013·Announced 2012-12-26

Primarque Clam Base Recalled for Undeclared Milk Allergen

Williams West & Witt's Products Company is recalling Primarque Clam Base because the label failed to identify milk as an ingredient, posing a risk to consumers with milk 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 allergen mislabeling on a common allergen (milk), which meets the criteria for a High severity score (3) under the rubric, as no illnesses or injuries have been reported in the source text.

Plain-English summary

Williams West & Witt's Products Company is recalling 6,450 pounds of #223-E Primarque Clam Base, Net Weight 50 pounds (22.68 kg), packed for Primarque Products in Worcester, MA. The affected lots are 111207A, B, C, D; 221208A, B, C, D; and 281209A, B, C, D, E, F. The product was distributed in the United States, including Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Massachusetts, New York, and Wisconsin.

The recall was initiated because the ingredient label did not identify the source of the butter and cream ingredients as milk, which is a major food allergen. The FDA has classified this recall as Class II, indicating that there is a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.

Consumers with a milk allergy run the risk of a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products. Individuals who have purchased this product should check their labels for the specific lot numbers listed above and stop using the product if it matches the recalled lots.

The recalled product

Product: #223-E Primarque Clam Base, Net Weight 50 pounds (22.68 kg) Packed for Primarque Products, Worcester, MA 01610
Manufacturer: Williams West & Witt's Products Company
Category: Food — Seafood Base
Hazard: allergen-milk
mis-labeling

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 (8)

Lot 111207A
B
C
D
221208A
281209A
E
F

Distribution

Distributed in 6 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 13 recalled by Williams West & Witt's Products Company 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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