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LowFDA (Food)·F-1362-2013·Announced 2013-05-08

Bubble Gum Frozen Dessert Bar Recalled for Undeclared Red Dye

Paleteria Y Neveria La Rosita, LLC is recalling 4 oz. Bubble Gum Frozen Dessert Bars because the product contains undeclared FD&C Red # 3.

What this means for you

Cosmetic or documentation issue. No expected health impact, but the manufacturer is correcting the affected products.

Our severity reasoning: The FDA classified this as a Class III recall, which by definition is unlikely to cause adverse health consequences. The issue is a minor labeling error regarding undeclared food coloring.

Plain-English summary

Paleteria Y Neveria La Rosita, LLC is voluntarily recalling 4 oz. Bubble Gum Frozen Dessert Bars. The recall is due to incorrect product labeling, specifically the failure to declare the presence of FD&C Red # 3 in the ingredients list. The affected product is packaged in clear flexible plastic and lists water, sugar, citric acid, and blue 1 as ingredients, but the red dye is not listed.

The product was distributed to retail stores in Michigan and Indiana. The firm does not use lot codes on the products. The FDA has classified this recall as Class III, indicating that consumption of the product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their pantries for the specific 4 oz. Bubble Gum Frozen Dessert Bar with UPC Code 8 94163 00210 6. If found, consumers should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Bubble Gum Frozen Dessert Bar , 4 oz. Undeclared FD&C Red # 3 packaged in clear flexible plastic, ingredients: water, sugar, citric acid, blue 1 UPC Code 8 94163 00210 6

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)

  • firm does not code products

Distribution

Distributed in 2 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 13 recalled by Paleteria Y Neveria La Rosita, LLC 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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