Purely American Pasta Salad Mix Recalled for Missing Wheat Allergen Labeling
Purely American, Inc. is recalling specific varieties of Pasta Salad Mix because the labels are missing the required wheat allergen declaration.
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 on a common allergen (wheat), which meets the criteria for a High severity score.
Plain-English summary
Purely American, Inc. is recalling specific varieties of Pasta Salad Mix, including Lights of Lake Erie, Lights of Carolina, Lights of the Chesapeake, and Lights of Lake Michigan. The recall was initiated after the Ohio Department of Agriculture notified the firm that several of their labels are missing the allergen declaration for wheat.
The affected products are 10 oz and 11 oz cello bags containing all natural enriched semolina flour, spray dried tomato, spinach and beet powders, water, spices, dried tomatoes, black pepper, onion powder, onion flakes, and garlic. The recall involves 163 10 oz cello bags and 176 11 oz cello bags.
The product was shipped to the following states: CT, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, MD, ME, MI, MO, NC, NE, NJ, NY, OH, PA, SD, VA, and WV. Consumers should check their pantries for these specific UPC codes and item numbers and stop using the product if found.
The recalled product
- Product
- Pasta Salad Mix, Contents: All natural enriched semolina flour, spray dried tomato, spinach and beet powders, water, spices, dried tomatoes, black pepper, onion powder, onion flakes and garlic***PURELY AMERICAN 5991 Industrial Park Road, Athens, OH 45701 (800) 359-7873…
- Manufacturer
- Purely American, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Dried Pasta / Salad Mix
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)
- ITEM #188
- ITEM #155
- ITEM #160 and ITEM #169
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 11 recalled by Purely American, 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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