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Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-1158-2022·Announced 2022-06-15

Potato Yukon brand potatoes recalled for undeclared sodium metabisulfite

Liberty Fruit Co recalled 25,433 lbs of Potato Yukon potatoes due to undeclared sodium metabisulfite on the label. The 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 is an FDA Class I recall, which the agency applies to products with serious potential health hazards. Although no illnesses or injuries have been reported in the source, the undeclared food additive represents a significant hazard requiring immediate action.

Plain-English summary

Liberty Fruit Co Inc, operating as Carol's Cuts, has recalled approximately 25,433 pounds of Potato Yukon brand potatoes. The recall is due to the failure to declare sodium metabisulfite, a food preservative, on the product label.

The affected potatoes were distributed to food service locations in Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, and Missouri. Multiple production codes are associated with this recall, with best-if-used-by dates ranging from March 30, 2022, to April 29, 2022.

The FDA has classified this as a Class I recall. Food service operators and other customers in the affected states who obtained this product should discontinue use and discard any remaining inventory.

The recalled product

Product
POTATO YUKON 'A' PLD 2/10# (01)10886810715306(10)0016086346 71530 Best if used by: 03/30/22, 04/01/22, 04/04/22, 04/05/22, 04/07/22, 04/08/22, 04/11/22, 04/13/22, 04/14/22, 04/15/22, 04/18/22, 04/20/22, 04/21/22, 04/23/22, 04/25/22, 04/26/22, 04/27/22, 04/28/22, 04/29/22…
Manufacturer
Liberty Fruit Co Inc DBA Carol's Cuts
Category
Food
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 (19)

  • Best if used by: 03/30/22
  • 04/01/22
  • 04/04/22
  • 04/05/22
  • 04/07/22
  • 04/08/22
  • 04/11/22
  • 04/13/22
  • 04/14/22
  • 04/15/22
  • 04/18/22
  • 04/20/22
  • 04/21/22
  • 04/23/22
  • 04/25/22
  • 04/26/22
  • 04/27/22
  • 04/28/22
  • 04/29/22 Product #: 71530

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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