Agency classClass IIOur severity:Severe FDA (Food)·F-1679-2014·Announced 2014-03-26

Tortillas Mexico Recalls Corn Tortillas Due to Metal Staple Contamination

Tortillas Mexico is recalling corn tortillas with expiration dates from December 20, 2013, to February 27, 2014, after a consumer found a metal staple in a baked tortilla.

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 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class II and involves a physical foreign object (metal staple) that poses a risk of injury, meeting the criteria for a Severe rating.

Plain-English summary

Tortillas Mexico Mexico, Incorporated is recalling specific lots of corn tortillas because a metal staple was found by a consumer in a baked tortilla. The affected products include various counts and sizes of yellow, white, mini, and taquito corn tortillas packaged in clear poly plastic bags. The recall covers units with expiration dates ranging from December 20 to February 27, 2014.

An investigation by the Colorado Health Department determined that the firm's metal detector was not functioning, which likely allowed the foreign object to pass through the production line. The recall is classified as FDA Class II.

The affected products were distributed regionally to various grocery stores in Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska, and Kansas, as well as to foreign, military, government, and VA consignees. Consumers should check their pantries for these specific expiration dates and stop using the product if found.

The recalled product

Product: CORN TORTILLAS: 18 CT YELLOW/WHITE 18 OZ USPC Code 1569603333, 36 COUNT YELLOW/WHITE 36 OZ USPC Code 1569603335/4, 75 COUNT WHITE CORN 5 LB,USPC Code 1569603331, 100 COUNT WHITE CORN 100 OZ USPC Code 1569603336, 36 COUNT MINI 24 OZ USPC Code 1569603332, 36 COUNT TAQUITO 23 OZ…
Manufacturer: Tortillas Mexico Mexico, Incorporated
Category: Food — Baked Goods
Hazard: foreign-object
metal-contamination
Affected units: 249,158

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)

Expiration Dates from December 20 to February 27
2014

Distribution

Distributed in 4 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 3 recalled by Tortillas Mexico Mexico, Incorporated 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 3 products in this recall →

Same manufacturer · Tortillas Mexico Mexico, Incorporated

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