The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-1158-2023·Announced 2023-07-12

Newly Weds Chicken Seasoning Recalled Due to Salmonella Risk

Chicken seasoning distributed across 28 U.S. states and Canada has been recalled by Newly Weds Foods, Inc. due to potential Salmonella contamination.

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: FDA Class I classification requires a minimum severity score of 4 per the rubric. Salmonella is identified as a high-risk pathogen with significant distribution across multiple states and an international market.

Plain-English summary

Newly Weds Foods, Inc. is recalling chicken seasoning (product code G77939, distributed in 50-pound bags with lot codes SE278376 and SE278377) due to potential Salmonella contamination. The FDA classified this as a Class I recall.

The affected product was distributed across 28 U.S. states—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, and Wisconsin—and Canada. In total, approximately 6,465,115.78 pounds of the product were distributed.

The recalled product

Product
G77939 CHICKEN SEASONING X1 50.00 BAG

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 (1)

  • SE278376 SE278377

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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