The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:ModerateFDA (Food)·F-0980-2020·Announced 2020-06-17

World Flavors Recalls Cheese Whiz and Barbeque Sauce Base Due to Foreign Material

World Flavors, Inc. is recalling specific lots of Cheese Whiz and Barbeque Sauce Base because a supplier reported foreign material in starch.

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 2/5 (Moderate).

Minor labeling or packaging issue, or a voluntary precautionary recall. Risk of harm is low but real — follow the manufacturer's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class II and involves a voluntary precautionary measure regarding foreign material in starch, with no reported illnesses or injuries in the source text.

Plain-English summary

World Flavors, Inc. has initiated a recall of 085-CH-550-35 Cheese Whiz-Small Bag (Lots 9280009, 9280010, 9280011, 9280012) and 025-BBQ-468 Barbeque Sauce Base (Lot 9283079). The recall was triggered because a supplier of ingredients initiated its own recall due to the presence of foreign material in starch.

The affected Cheese Whiz product was distributed to two US customers. The source text does not specify the distribution scope for the Barbeque Sauce Base or provide details on the specific nature of the foreign material.

Consumers who have purchased these specific lots should stop using the products and contact the manufacturer for further instructions. The FDA has classified this recall as Class II, indicating a situation where there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.

The recalled product

Product
085-CH-550-35 Cheese Whiz-Small Bag, 085-CH-550-35: 35 lbs. Multiwall bags .
Manufacturer
World Flavors, Inc.
Category
Food — Cheese Products / Sauces
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 (4)

  • Lots 9280009
  • 9280010
  • 9280011
  • 9280012

Distribution

Distribution scope not specified by the agency.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 2 recalled by World Flavors, 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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