The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-1354-2016·Announced 2016-05-25

Bunge Canola Oil Recalled for Foreign Material Presence

Bunge Oil North America Inc. is recalling specific lots of Daily Chef Food Service Pure Canola Oil due to the presence of foreign material inside the jugs.

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 is classified as FDA Class II and involves a foreign material hazard where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for risk-of-harm products.

Plain-English summary

Bunge Oil North America Inc. is recalling 1,080 cases of Daily Chef Food Service Pure Canola Oil (Aceite de Canola Para Ensaladas), 4.5 Gal (17L) and 35 lbs. (15.8 kg) jugs. The recall is being conducted because of the presence of a foreign material inside the jugs.

The affected product is distributed by Sam's Inc. in Bentonville, AR, and carries UPC 0 78742 06149 8. The recall covers specific lot numbers: 6025012211, 6028012211, and 6032012212. The product was distributed in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Vermont.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their lot numbers and stop using the product if it matches the recalled lots. The FDA classifies this recall as Class II, indicating a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.

The recalled product

Product
Daily Chef Food Service Pure Canola Oil (Aceite de Canola Para Ensaladas), Net/Neto 4.5 Gal (17L) and Net Wt/Peso Neto, 35 lbs. (15.8 kg), Distributed By: Sam's Inc., Bentonville, AR 72716, UPC 0 78742 06149 8
Manufacturer
Bunge Oil North America Inc.
Category
Food — Cooking Oil
Hazard
Affected units
1,080

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 (2)

  • Lot #'s 6025012211
  • 6028012211 and 6032012212

Distribution

Distributed in 9 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 24 recalled by Bunge Oil North America 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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