The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-1547-2022·Announced 2022-08-24

Factor risotto recall: glass fragments found in arborio rice ingredient

Factor is recalling its Caramelized Onion & Goat Cheese Risotto due to glass fragments in an arborio rice ingredient. The contamination poses a choking and injury risk.

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: This is an FDA Class II recall of a food product containing glass fragments, a physical hazard that poses choking and injury risk. However, no illnesses or injuries have been reported, placing this at the High severity level per the rubric's criterion for risk-of-harm products without reported harm.

Plain-English summary

Factor is recalling the Caramelized Onion & Goat Cheese Risotto with Roasted Carrots (13.5 oz) because an arborio rice ingredient used in the product was recalled by its supplier due to the presence of glass fragments.

Approximately 58,020 units of this product have been recalled. The complete distribution scope is unknown, as the recalling company declined to provide detailed distribution information to the FDA.

Consumers should not consume this product. If you have purchased this product with a best-by date of 06/08/2022 or 07/13/2022, dispose of it or return it to your retailer for a refund. Glass fragments in food products pose a risk of choking or mouth and throat injury. No illnesses or injuries have been reported.

The recalled product

Product
Factor Caramelized Onion & Goat Cheese Risotto with Roasted Carrots 13.5oz
Manufacturer
FACTOR
Category
Food — Prepared Meals / Ready-to-Eat
Hazard
Affected units
58,020

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Lot numbers (2)

  • best by 06/08/2022
  • 07/13/2022

Distribution

Distribution scope not specified by the agency.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 6 recalled by FACTOR 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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