Zumbro River Brand Recalls Ideal Protein BBQ Ridges Due to Wire Contamination
Zumbro River Brand is recalling Ideal Protein BBQ Ridges because a flour ingredient may contain fine wire pieces.
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 risk-of-harm product (foreign object contamination) where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for potential physical injury.
Plain-English summary
Zumbro River Brand, Inc. is recalling Ideal Protein, BBQ Ridges, 7 packets, because the product may contain fine wire pieces. The contamination stems from a Multigrain Whole Meal Flour Blend 100 ingredient supplied by Dakota Specialty Milling, which was used to create the Whey Multigrain Ridges base found in the recalled product.
The recall affects 56,842 lbs of the product distributed in Vermont and Canada. The source text notes that the fine wire is too thin to be detected by standard screening methods. Specific lot numbers for both the US and Canadian distributions are listed in the recall notice.
Consumers who have purchased this product should check their lot numbers against the list provided by the FDA and stop consuming the product if it matches. The recall was initiated by Zumbro River Brand after being informed of the potential contamination by their supplier.
The recalled product
- Product
- Ideal Protein, BBQ Ridges, 7 packets Net WT 1.4 oz (40 g) each. Total net weight 9.9 oz (280 g). Distributed by Laboratories C.O.P Inc., 60 Jean-Proulx St Gatieau QC Canada J8Z 1W1
- Manufacturer
- Zumbro River Brand, Inc
- Category
- Food — Protein Supplement
Distribution
Distribution scope not specified by the agency.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 2 recalled by Zumbro River Brand, 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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