Agency classClass IIOur severity:High FDA (Food)·F-0892-2022·Announced 2022-03-23

Plant-Based Chicken Chipotle Pasta Salad Kit Recalled for Plastic Contamination

Fresh Creative Foods is recalling Plant Based Chicken Chipotle Pasta Salad Kit due to hard plastic pieces found in the product. The plastic contamination came from ice purchased from a supplier.

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 product contains hard plastic contamination that poses a risk of choking or other physical injury, though no illnesses or injuries have been reported. This aligns with the rubric criterion for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.

Plain-English summary

Fresh Creative Foods is recalling its Plant Based Chicken Chipotle Pasta Salad Kit because hard clear plastic pieces have been found in the product during manufacturing. Investigation identified the source of contamination as ice purchased from a supplier.

The affected product is distributed in 200-case quantities under UPC 10013454381820 (Item #404996). Kit components include two 4.5-pound tubs of Chipotle Pasta Salad, two 15-ounce bags of plant-based chipotle seasoned protein strips, and two 5-ounce bags of shredded cheddar cheese. Products with use-by dates of 3/20/2022 or 4/4/2022 are affected. Distribution included 20 states: AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, MN, MO, NC, NV, OH, OK, OR, SC, TN, TX, and WI.

The recalled product

Product: Fresh Creative Foods PLANT BASED CHICKEN CHIPOTLE PASTA SALAD KIT 2/5.8125 LB UPC: 10013454381820 Item # 404996 Kit Components: 2/4.5 lb. tubs of Chipotle Pasta Salad; 2/15 oz. bags of plant based chipotle seasoned protein strips 2/5 oz. bags of shredded cheddar cheese…
Manufacturer: RMJV, LP dba Fresh Creative Foods
Category: Food — Prepared Foods / Ready-to-Eat
Hazard: choking
plastic-contamination
Affected units: 200

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)

Use by 3/20/2022
4/4/2022

Distribution

Distributed in 20 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 9 recalled by RMJV, LP dba Fresh Creative Foods 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.

See all 9 products in this recall →

Same manufacturer · RMJV, LP dba Fresh Creative Foods

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