The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-0916-2020·Announced 2020-04-01

Southern Sisters Gourmet Oven Fried Chicken Recalled for Undeclared Wheat

Southern Sisters Gourmet is recalling Oven Fried Chicken because it contains undeclared wheat, a major food allergen.

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 (wheat), which corresponds to a High severity score per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Southern Sisters Gourmet is recalling Southern Sisters Gourmet Oven Fried Chicken, Net Wt 2.6 oz/75.6 g, due to the presence of an undeclared allergen: wheat. The product is not coded.

The recalled product was distributed in the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Texas.

Consumers with a wheat allergy or celiac disease should not consume the product. Individuals who have consumed the product and are experiencing symptoms should seek medical attention.

The recalled product

Product
Southern Sisters Gourmet Oven Fried Chicken, Net Wt 2.6 oz/75.6 g

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 (1)

  • Products are not coded.

Distribution

Distributed in 9 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 8 recalled by Southern Sisters Gourmet 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 8 products in this recall →

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