Sunshine Burger Recalls Organic Loco Chipotle Veggie Burgers for Gluten
Sunshine Burger & Specialty Food Company is recalling 780 packages of Organic Loco Chipotle Veggie Burgers because testing found gluten levels above 20 ppm.
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 (gluten) on a product labeled gluten-free, which meets the criteria for a High severity score under the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Sunshine Burger & Specialty Food Company, LLC is recalling 780 eight-ounce packages of Organic Sunshine Burgers Loco Chipotle flavor. The product is labeled as gluten-free, soy-free, and vegan. The recall was initiated after gluten testing revealed that the product contained more than 20 parts per million (ppm) of gluten.
The affected product has a use-by date of August 12, 2016, and is identified by retail item number 003163. The recall covers distribution in California, Colorado, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Washington, Wisconsin, and Canada.
Consumers who purchased this product should stop using it and return it to the place of purchase for a refund or contact the recalling firm for further instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- Organic Sunshine Burgers Gluten Free Soy Free Vegan Loco Chipotle 2 Organic Veggie Burgers Keep Frozen Net WT: 8 OZ. Use By: 8/12/16
- Manufacturer
- Sunshine Burger & Specialty Food Company, LLC
- Category
- Food — Frozen Foods
- 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 (2)
- Retail: Item # 003163 Loco Chipotle Flavor
- Use By 8/12/16
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 3 recalled by Sunshine Burger & Specialty Food Company, LLC 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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