The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-1643-2012·Announced 2012-07-04

Bay Valley Foods Recalls Pasta Mix Due to Metal Fragments

Bay Valley Foods is voluntarily recalling boxed pasta mix products because a seasoning blend may contain small metal fragments.

What this means for you

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 High severity criteria.

Plain-English summary

Bay Valley Foods is voluntarily recalling approximately 74,000 cases of boxed pasta mix products manufactured by its subsidiary, STP Specialty Foods, Inc. The recall is being conducted based on information received from Kerry Food Ingredients and Flavors.

The recalled products are being recalled because they contain a seasoning blend manufactured by Kerry that includes lactic acid, which may contain small metal fragments. The specific product identified in the recall notice is Reggano Pasta Salad Classic, UPC 4149812863, distributed by ALDI Inc. in Batavia, IL. The recall covers distribution in multiple states including AL, CO, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MD, MI, MN, MO, NE, NY, NC, OH, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, and WY.

Consumers should check their pantries for the affected products and stop using them if they match the description and codes provided in the official recall notice.

The recalled product

Product
Reggano Pasta Salad Classic, UPC 4149812863, Distributed by ALDI Inc., Batavia, IL 60510.
Affected units
30,627

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 (1)

  • 77A05112 77A05232 77A05302 77A05292

Distribution

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 9 recalled by TreeHouse Foods, Inc / Bay Valley Foods 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.

See all 9 products in this recall →