The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1688-2017·Announced 2017-04-05

Gourmet Kitchen Recalls French Toast with Strawberries Due to Hepatitis A Risk

Gourmet Kitchen, Inc. is recalling French Toast with Strawberries & Mascarpone because the frozen strawberries may be contaminated with Hepatitis A.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class I

Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

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 5/5 (Critical).

Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Gourmet Kitchen, Inc. is recalling 20 boxes of Gourmet/Stuffed/French Toast with Strawberries & Mascarpone. The product was distributed in New York on October 21, 2016.

The recall is being issued because the frozen strawberries contained in the product may be contaminated with Hepatitis A. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has classified this as a Class I recall, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and contact the manufacturer for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
Gourmet Kitchen Gourmet/Stuffed/French Toast with Strawberries & Mascarpone 20 PCS 1238 Corlies Avenue Neptune, NJ 07753 gourmetkitcheninc.com
Affected units
20

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)

  • no codes distribution date is 10/21/2016

Distribution

Distributed in 1 state:

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