Agency classClass IIOur severity:High FDA (Food)·F-1152-2022·Announced 2022-06-15

Dutch Treat and Craftology Pasta Salad Recalled Due to Metal Contamination

Craftology LLC and Dutch Treat Foods are recalling Sweet Pea and This Is My Happy Place pasta salads due to metal contamination in the bacon ingredient. Products were distributed in Michigan.

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: This is an FDA Class II recall for metal contamination, a physical hazard posing choking and injury risk. No illnesses or injuries have been reported, qualifying this as a risk-of-harm product where injury has not yet been reported, per the High severity rubric criterion.

Plain-English summary

Dutch Treat Foods Sweet Pea Pasta Salad and Craftology This Is My Happy Place Pasta Salad are being recalled due to metal contamination in the bacon used in these products. The metal was identified in bacon supplied by Smithfield, which is conducting a separate recall of that ingredient.

Affected products include: Dutch Treat Foods Sweet Pea Pasta Salad (10 lb food service case, UPC 8-81399-00007-5) and Craftology This Is My Happy Place Pasta Salad (14 oz individual packages, UPC 8-55034-00649-4, and 6-pack cases, UPC 8-55034-00657-9). The recalled lot is LOT 222104 with a use-by date of 05/26/22. A total of 33 cases were distributed in Michigan.

Metal contamination poses a choking hazard and potential for cuts or injury. Consumers who have purchased these products should not consume them. Check your pantry or food service inventory for the specified lot number and UPC codes. Discard the products or return them to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product: Dutch Treat Foods Sweet Pea Pasta Salad, 10lbs food service case only, UPC 8-81399-00007-5. Craftology This Is My Happy Place Pasta Salad, 14oz. UPC 8-55034-00649-4; 6 x 14oz. per case UPC 8-55034-00657-9
Manufacturer: Craftology, LLC DBA Dutch Treat Foods
Category: Food — Salad / Ready-to-Eat
Hazard: metal
choking
Affected units: 33

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 (2)

LOT: 222104
Use-By: 05/26/22

Distribution

Distributed in 1 state:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 3 recalled by Craftology, LLC DBA Dutch Treat Foods 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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