Ex-Seed Liquid Shortening Recalled for Foreign Material Contamination
Oasis Trading Co. is recalling Ex-Seed Premium Creamy Liquid Shortening because 35 lb 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 criteria for a High severity score.
Plain-English summary
Oasis Trading Co., Inc. is recalling 124 containers of Ex-Seed Premium Creamy Liquid Shortening, Net Wt. 35 LB (15.88). The product is distributed by Oasis Foods, Inc. in Hillside, NJ, and carries UPC 7 32146 18896 9. The specific product code is FLCE02EX and the lot number is 02052016.
The recall was initiated because the liquid oil products were reported to contain high density polyethylene resin trim rings in the 35 lb bottles. This foreign material contamination poses a potential 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 should check their pantries for this specific product and stop using it if found.
The recalled product
- Product
- Ex-Seed Premium Creamy Liquid Shortening, Net Wt. 35 LB (15.88), Distributed by Oasis Foods, Inc. Hillside, NJ 07205, UPC 7 32146 18896 9
- Manufacturer
- Oasis Trading Co., Inc.
- Category
- Food — Shortening
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 124
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: FLCE02EX
- Lot #02052016.
Distribution
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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