The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-1309-2017·Announced 2017-02-01

Dutch-American Foods Recalls Danish Base for Potential Salmonella Contamination

Dutch-American Foods is recalling Danish Base products due to potential Salmonella contamination. The recall affects 1,455 bags distributed in Maryland, Michigan, Illinois, and Florida.

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: The recall involves a high-risk pathogen (Salmonella) without reported illness, which aligns with the 'High' severity criteria in the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Dutch-American Foods Inc is recalling various seasoning products and baking bases, specifically Danish Base, ST1250B-50, NET WT. 50 LBS, due to potential contamination with Salmonella. The recall involves 1,455 bags of the product.

The affected product was distributed in Maryland, Michigan, Illinois, and Florida. The specific lot numbers involved are 60430DA302, 60627DA171, 60711DA162, 60721DA161, 60721DA162, 60730DA161, 60730DA162, 60730DA163, 60730DA164, 60730DA165, 60816DA168, 60913DA168, 60913DA169, and 61025DA166.

Consumers should check their pantries for these specific lot numbers and stop using the product if it matches the recalled items. The source text does not provide specific instructions on disposal or return, but standard practice for food recalls is to discard the product or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Danish Base, ST1250B-50, NET WT. 50 LBS
Affected units
1,455

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 (14)

  • Lot#: 60430DA302
  • 60627DA171
  • 60711DA162
  • 60721DA161
  • 60721DA162
  • 60730DA161
  • 60730DA162
  • 60730DA163
  • 60730DA164
  • 60730DA165
  • 60816DA168
  • 60913DA168
  • 60913DA169
  • 61025DA166

Distribution

Distributed in 4 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 12 recalled by Dutch-American 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 12 products in this recall →

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