Dr. Praeger's Bombay Curry Veggie Burgers Recalled for Peanut Contamination
Ungar's Food Products is recalling Dr. Praeger's Bombay Curry Veggie Burgers because a cumin ingredient tested positive for peanut protein.
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 allergen mislabeling/contamination with peanut, a common allergen, which corresponds to a High severity score per the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Ungar's Food Products, Inc. is recalling Dr. Praeger's Sensible Foods Bombay Curry Veggie Burgers, 11 oz retail boxes. The recall involves 11,052 units distributed in California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, and Texas. Affected products have best-by codes E14BD (10/13/16), E14DA (10/30/16), or L14BC (11/12/16).
The recall was initiated after a supplier notified Ungar's Food Products that cumin, an ingredient in the product, tested positive for peanut protein. Peanut is a major food allergen.
Consumers with these products should not consume them and should check their pantry for the specific UPC 80868 00050 and best-by codes listed above.
The recalled product
- Product
- Dr. Praeger's Sensible Foods Bombay Curry Veggie Burgers 11 oz retail box Manufactured by Dr. Praeger's Sensible Foods Elmwood Park, NJ 07047 www.drpraegers.com Made in the USA UPC 80868 00050
- Manufacturer
- Ungar's Food Products, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Frozen Foods
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 11,052
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 (3)
- E14BD (best by 10/13/16)
- E14DA (best by 10/30/16)
- L14BC (best by 11/12/16)
Distribution
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