Agency classClass IIOur severity:High FDA (Food)·F-0838-2013·Announced 2012-12-26

Williams West & Witt's Recalls Clam Base for Unlabeled Milk Allergen

Williams West & Witt's is recalling Primarque Clam Base because the label failed to identify milk as an ingredient. Consumers with milk allergies are at risk of serious allergic reactions.

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 corresponds to a severity score of 3 (High) according to the rubric, as no illnesses or injuries are explicitly reported in the source text.

Plain-English summary

Williams West & Witt's Products Company is recalling 850 pounds of #822- M PrimarqueClam Base, Net Weight 50 Pounds (22.68 kg), packed for Primarque Products. The product was distributed in the United States, including Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Massachusetts, New York, and Wisconsin. The affected lots are 141208E and 161211D.

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 allergen. The FDA has classified this as a Class II recall.

Consumers with a milk allergy run the risk of a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products. Individuals with milk allergies should not consume the recalled product and should dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product: #822- M PrimarqueClam 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 / Prepared Foods
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 (2)

Lot 141208E
161211D

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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