Newly Weds Smoky Seasoning for Chicken Recalled for Salmonella Contamination
Newly Weds Foods is recalling Smoky Seasoning for Chicken (product code MT560147) due to potential Salmonella contamination. The recall affects 6,465,115.78 pounds 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: FDA Class I recalls require a minimum severity score of 4 per agency guidelines. Although no illnesses have been reported, Salmonella is a high-risk pathogen and the Class I classification indicates serious potential for harm.
Plain-English summary
Newly Weds Foods, Inc. is recalling Smoky Seasoning for Chicken (product code MT560147) sold in 50-pound bags due to potential Salmonella contamination. Approximately 6,465,115.78 pounds of product are subject to this recall.
The recalled product was distributed to retailers and food service operations in 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 pathogenic bacterium capable of causing serious foodborne illness. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration classified this as a Class I recall, indicating a serious potential health hazard.
The recalled product
- Product
- S00709 SMOKY SEASONING FOR CHICKEN X2 50.00 BAG
- Manufacturer
- Newly Weds Foods, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Spices & Seasonings
- 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 (1)
- MT560147
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.
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