Uncle Ben's Ready Rice Recalled for Potential Metal Fragments
Mars Food US is recalling Uncle Ben's Ready Rice Roasted Chicken Flavored with Carrots and Herbs due to the potential for containing metal fragments.
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 (metal fragments) where injury has not yet been reported, which aligns with the 'High' severity criteria in the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Mars Food US is recalling Uncle Ben's Ready Rice Roasted Chicken Flavored with Carrots and Herbs, 8.8 oz (250 g) pouches. The recall involves 1,119 cases of 12 units each, distributed nationwide.
The recall was initiated because the product has the potential for containing metal fragments. Specific lot codes and best-by dates are listed in the structured product information provided by the agency.
Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and check for the specific codes listed in the recall notice. The source text does not report any illnesses or injuries associated with this recall.
The recalled product
- Product
- UNCLE BEN'S(R) Ready Rice(R) ROASTED CHICKEN FLAVORED with Carrots and Herbs, Net Wt 8.8 oz (250 g),
- Manufacturer
- Mars Food US
- Category
- Food — Ready-to-Eat
- Hazard
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 (5)
- Codes: 506AKGRV17
- Best by 2/1/2016
- 506ALGRV17
- 506AMGRV17
- 506BKGRV17
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 5 recalled by Mars Food US 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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