The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-1687-2022·Announced 2022-09-14

Charlie's Brand Spinach Salad With Honey Dijon Dressing Recalled for Undeclared Fish Allergen

Charlie's brand Spinach Salad With Honey Dijon Dressing is recalled due to undeclared fish (anchovy) in the Worcestershire sauce dressing. Consumers with fish allergies are at risk.

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: Allergen mislabeling of fish (anchovy), a common allergen, which is not declared on the product label despite being present in the Worcestershire sauce component. No illnesses have been reported. FDA Class II classification.

Plain-English summary

Triple B Corporation is recalling Charlie's brand Spinach Salad With Honey Dijon Dressing because the product label does not declare fish (anchovy), which is a sub-ingredient in the Worcestershire sauce component of the dressing. The dressing is packaged in a small plastic cup within the salad container.

The recalled product is a 6 oz. refrigerated spinach salad (item #028-09048, UPC 0 45009 85415 5). The Worcestershire sauce used in the dressing contains anchovy, a fish product, which is not listed on the product label. This poses a risk to consumers with fish allergies.

Approximately 4,438 containers of the recalled salad were distributed to retailers in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. The affected product carries a "USE BY" date between May 1, 2022, and August 10, 2022.

Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it if they have a fish allergy. Affected retailers should remove the product from shelves. Anyone who has consumed the product and experiences an allergic reaction should seek medical attention.

The recalled product

Product
Charlie's brand perishable and refrigerated Spinach Salad With Honey Dijon Dressing, item # 028-09048, packaged in a clear hinged container, net weight per container: 6 oz. UPC 0 45009 85415 5. There are 8/6oz. Spinach Salad With Honey Dijon Dressing containers in the Spinach…
Affected units
4,438

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)

  • USE BY OF 5/1/2022-8/10/2022

Distribution

Distributed in 4 states:

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