The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-1156-2022·Announced 2022-06-15

Red potato cubes recalled for undeclared sodium metabisulfite

Red potato cubes from Liberty Fruit Co Inc are recalled for undeclared sodium metabisulfite. The affected product was distributed to food service locations in Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, and Missouri.

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 Severe (score 4) because it is an FDA Class I recall. Per the severity rubric, FDA Class I recalls warrant a minimum score of 4. No illnesses or injuries have been reported, so it does not meet the criteria for a Critical rating.

Plain-English summary

Liberty Fruit Co Inc, operating as Carol's Cuts, is recalling red potato cubes sold in 25-pound packages because the ingredient sodium metabisulfite was not declared on the product label.

The recalled product was distributed to food service locations in Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, and Missouri. A total of 25,433 pounds of product were affected. Affected packages have best-if-used-by dates of March 23, April 7, April 15, April 26, April 27, and April 29, 2022, and are labeled with product number 71529.

The FDA has classified this as a Class I recall. Consumers and food service establishments that may have received or used this product should be aware that sodium metabisulfite was present in the product but was not declared on the label.

The recalled product

Product
POTATO RED B LG CUBE CUT 25# (01)10886810715290(10)0016086771 71529 Best if used by: 03/23/22, 04/07/22, 04/15/22, 04/26/22, 04/27/22, 04/29/22 Ingredients: Potato, Sodium Metabisulfite
Manufacturer
Liberty Fruit Co Inc DBA Carol's Cuts
Category
Food — Prepared Produce
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 (6)

  • Best if used by: 03/23/22
  • 04/07/22
  • 04/15/22
  • 04/26/22
  • 04/27/22
  • 04/29/22 Product #: 71529

Distribution

Distributed in 4 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 21 recalled by Liberty Fruit Co Inc DBA Carol's Cuts 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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