The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-0965-2013·Announced 2013-02-13

Annie's Homegrown Pizza Recalled for Potential Metal Fragments

Annie's Homegrown is recalling Rising Crust Four Cheese Pizza due to a faulty screen at the flour mill that may have allowed metal fragments into the product.

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 a risk-of-harm product (metal fragments) where injury has not yet been reported, which aligns with the 'High' severity criteria in the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Annie's Homegrown Inc. is recalling its Rising Crust Four Cheese Pizza, a certified organic product containing mozzarella, provolone, parmesan, and romano cheese. The recall involves 43,194 cases of the 23.5 oz package, distributed in the United States. The affected products have best-by dates between January 9, 2013, and September 14, 2013.

The recall was initiated after Annie's Homegrown was notified by its flour supplier that a faulty screen at the flour mill created the possibility of metal fragments in some pizza products. The U.S. Department of Agriculture was also notified because some of the products fall under their jurisdiction.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their pantries for the specific UPC codes and best-by dates listed above. If the product is found, consumers should stop using it and follow the instructions provided by the recalling firm for disposal or return.

The recalled product

Product
Annie's Homegrown Rising Crust Four Cheese Pizza. Mozzarella, Provolone, Parmesan and Romano Cheese. Certified Organic, 23.5 oz package. Product UPC: 0 13562-20001 6; Case UPC 1 00 13562 20001 3 Annie's, Inc. 1610 5th Street Berkeley, CA 94710
Manufacturer
Annie's Homegrown Inc
Category
Food — Frozen Foods
Hazard

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)

  • All product with best by dates between 09 Jan 2013 and 14 Sep 2013.

Distribution

Distribution scope not specified by the agency.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 3 recalled by Annie's Homegrown 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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