Agency classClass IIOur severity:High FDA (Food)·F-0844-2013·Announced 2012-12-26

Crab Base Products Recalled for Undeclared Milk Allergen

Williams West & Witt's recalls Primarque and Cook's Delight crab base products because the labels 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 corresponds to a severity score of 3 (High) according to the rubric, as no illnesses or injuries were reported in the source text.

Plain-English summary

Williams West & Witt's Products Company is recalling #321N Primarque Crab Base and #321 N Cook's Delight Crab Base, both in 50-pound net weight packages. The products were packed for Primarque Products in Worcester, MA, and by Integrative Flavors in Michigan City, IN. The total quantity involved is 1,950 pounds.

The recall was initiated because the ingredient labels did not identify the source of the butter and cream ingredients as milk, which is a major food allergen. Consumers with a milk allergy are at risk of a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products.

The affected products were distributed in the USA, including Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Massachusetts, New York, and Wisconsin. Consumers should check their pantries for these specific products and lot numbers (021205D, 211209A, 201211B-C, 211202B-C) and stop using them if they have a milk allergy.

The recalled product

Product: #321N Primarque Crab Base, Net Weight 50 Pounds, Packed For Primarque Products, Worcester, MA 01610 #321 N Cook's Delight,Crab Base, Net Weight 50 Pounds, Packed By Integrative Flavors, Michigan City, Indiana 46360
Manufacturer: Williams West & Witt's Products Company
Category: Food — Food Ingredients / Flavorings
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 (4)

Lot 021205D
211209A
201211B-C
211202B-C

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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