The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-1142-2023·Announced 2023-07-12

Newly Weds Foods Chicken Base Recalled for Potential Salmonella Contamination

Newly Weds Foods is recalling chicken base product due to potential Salmonella contamination. The product was distributed across 27 U.S. states and Canada.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class I

Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

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 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: This recall is classified as FDA Class I, which establishes a minimum severity score of 4. Salmonella is a high-risk pathogen capable of causing serious foodborne illness. The product has been distributed across 27 states and Canada.

Plain-English summary

Newly Weds Foods, Inc. is recalling Chicken Base product G54703 in 50-pound bags due to potential Salmonella contamination. The recalled products total approximately 6.46 million pounds and are identified by lot codes YE670120, YE670121, YE670122, YE670123, YE670124, YE670125, YE670126, YE670127, YE670128, YE670129, YE673433, YE673434, YE673435, YE673436, YE673437, YE673438, YE673439, YE673440, YE673441, and YE673442.

The product was distributed to Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin, and Canada.

Salmonella is a bacterium that can cause serious foodborne illness with symptoms including diarrhea, fever, and abdominal cramps. Consumers and food service operators who have received this product should not use it and should discard it immediately.

The recalled product

Product
G54703 CHICKEN BASE X2 50.00 BAG

Distribution

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 196 recalled by Newly Weds Foods, 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.

See all 196 products in this recall →

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