Gemini Foods Recalls Dried Bean Curd Due to Dimethyl Yellow Contamination
Gemini Foods is recalling specific batches of Dried Bean Curd Spicy Flavor because they may be contaminated with dimethyl yellow.
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 is classified as FDA Class II, and the hazard involves a chemical contaminant (dimethyl yellow) in a food product, which fits the criteria for a High severity rating due to the risk of harm without reported illness.
Plain-English summary
Gemini Food Corporation Inc is recalling 7,296 units of Dried Bean Curd Spicy Flavor 24x150g, Item No. 8537. The recall is being conducted because the products may be contaminated with dimethyl yellow.
The affected products were distributed nationwide in the United States, specifically in Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Wisconsin. The recall covers products with Batch Nos. GFC41540J, GFC41694K, GFC41827L, GFC42145M, and GFC42498N.
Consumers who have purchased these specific items should stop using them and contact the recalling firm for further instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- Dried Bean Curd Spicy Flavor 24x150g, Item No. 8537
- Manufacturer
- Gemini Food Corporation Inc
- Category
- Food — Dried Foods
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 7,296
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 (5)
- Batch No. GFC41540J
- GFC41694K
- GFC41827L
- GFC42145M
- GFC42498N
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 5 recalled by Gemini Food Corporation Inc 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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