Mexican Sweet Bread Recalled for Undeclared Artificial Dyes
Mexicantown Wholesale recalled 26 units of Polvorones Fresa y Pina for containing undeclared artificial dyes. The products were distributed in Canada.
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 undeclared ingredients (artificial dyes) which poses a risk of harm to sensitive individuals, fitting the rubric for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.
Plain-English summary
Mexicantown Wholesale is recalling 26 units of Polvorones Fresa y Pina (Mexican Sweet Bread). The recall was initiated because the product contains undeclared artificial dyes: yellow #5, yellow #6, and red #40.
The affected products are 4-ounce packages imported by El Campeon Leamington. The recall is limited to Canada, with all products distributed on May 15, 2012. The specific UPC for the recalled items is 9564000016.
Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and return it to the place of purchase or contact the recalling firm for instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- POLVORONES FRESA Y PINA (MEXICAN SWEET BREAD) IMPORTED BY EL CAMPEON LEAMINGTON 519-324-2616 4/ 4oz
- Manufacturer
- Mexicantown Wholesale
- Category
- Food — Baked Goods
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 40
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)
- UPC: 9564000016 All products distributed on 5/15/2012.
Distribution
Distribution scope not specified by the agency.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 18 recalled by Mexicantown Wholesale 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.
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