The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-1493-2016·Announced 2016-06-22

Masbia Canola Oil Recalled for Foreign Material in Bottles

Oasis Trading Co. is recalling 1,200 containers of Masbia Canola Oil because bottles were found to contain high density polyethylene resin trim rings.

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 material in food) where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the High severity criteria.

Plain-English summary

Oasis Trading Co., Inc. is recalling 1,200 containers of Masbia Canola Oil, Net Wt. 35 LB (15.88). The product is distributed by Dependable Food Corp in Edison, NJ, and carries UPC 7 32146 50866 8. The specific product code is FOCA022M and the lot number is 01262016.

The recall was initiated because the liquid oil products were reported to contain a high density polyethylene resin trim ring in the 35 lb bottles. This foreign material poses a potential choking or injury hazard to consumers.

The affected product was distributed in Colorado, Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Delaware, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, and Virginia. Consumers who have this product should stop using it and contact the recalling firm for instructions on disposal or return.

The recalled product

Product
Masbia Canola Oil, Net Wt. 35 LB (15.88), Distributed by Dependable Food Corp, Edison, NJ 08817, UPC 7 32146 50866 8
Manufacturer
Oasis Trading Co., Inc.
Category
Food — Cooking Oils
Hazard
Affected units
1,200

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)

  • Product Code: FOCA022M
  • Lot #01262016.

Distribution

Distributed in 13 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 22 recalled by Oasis Trading Co., 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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