Pasta Roni Recalled for Potential Metal Fragment Contamination
Quaker Foods and Snacks North America is recalling specific Pasta Roni products due to potential metal fragment contamination in an ingredient.
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, fitting the criteria for a High severity score.
Plain-English summary
Quaker Foods and Snacks North America is recalling specific boxes of Pasta Roni Parmesan Cheese Flavor angel hair pasta. The recall involves 4,331 cases of the product, which is distributed by Golden Grain Co. The affected product is identified by UPC 0 15300 44049 and Best Before dates of May 11 13, May 12 13, May 16 13, and May 18 13.
The recall was initiated because two ingredients used in the production of these products were recalled by the supplier. This action was taken due to potential metal fragment contamination associated with the lactic acid used in the production of the ingredient.
The product was distributed in Alabama, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Virginia. Consumers should check their pantries for this specific product and stop using it if it matches the description and dates provided.
The recalled product
- Product
- Pasta Roni Parmesan Cheese Flavor angel hair pasta in a Parmesan sauce with other natural flavors; Net Wt. 5.1 oz. box/12 boxes/case; Distributed by Golden Grain Co., P.O. Box 049003, Chicago, IL 60604-9903; UPC 0 15300 44049
- Manufacturer
- Quaker Foods and Snacks North America
- Category
- Food — Pasta
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 4,331
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 (4)
- UPC 0 15300 44049
- Best Before May 11 13
- May 12 13
- May 16 13 and May 18 13
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