Penzeys Vietnamese Cinnamon Recalled Due to Glass Contamination
Penzeys is recalling Vietnamese Cinnamon Extra Fancy after a customer reported finding pieces of glass in 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 (glass contamination) where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the High severity criteria.
Plain-English summary
Penzeys is voluntarily recalling Vietnamese Cinnamon Extra Fancy, product code 43200, due to a report of glass contamination. The recall involves 47 lbs. of the product.
The recall was initiated after Penzeys received a complaint from a customer who found pieces of glass in bulk Vietnamese Cinnamon. The product was distributed in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Connecticut, and Ohio.
Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and contact Penzeys for further instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- Vietnamese Cinnamon Extra Fancy, product code 43200, Penzeys Spices, Wauwatosa, WI 53222. to be completed
- Manufacturer
- Penzeys LTD
- Category
- Food — Spices
- 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)
- 1454800
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