The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-1810-2015·Announced 2015-04-08

Tastefully Simple Corn, Black Bean Salsa Recalled for Undeclared Peanuts

Creative Foodworks, Inc. is recalling Tastefully Simple Corn, Black Bean Salsa because it may contain undeclared peanuts.

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 allergen mislabeling on a common allergen (peanuts), which corresponds to a severity score of 3 (High) per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Creative Foodworks, Inc. is recalling 30,420 units of Tastefully Simple Corn, Black Bean Salsa (16 oz) because the product may contain undeclared peanuts. The salsa was distributed in Texas, Louisiana, Tennessee, Arizona, and Iowa.

The recall is due to a potential allergen mislabeling issue. Consumers with a peanut allergy should not consume the product. Affected lots include 247JC4B, 247JC4C, 247JC4D, 269JC4A, 269JC4B, 269JC4C, 269JC4D, 280JC4A, 280JC4B, 280JC4C, 282JC4A, 282JC4B, 353JC4B, 353JC4C, and 353JC4D.

Consumers should check their pantries for these specific lot numbers and stop using the product if it matches the recall description.

The recalled product

Product
Tastefully Simple Corn, Black Bean Salsa NET WT 16 OZ (454g); Distributed by Tastefully Simple, Inc. Alexandria, MN 56308
Manufacturer
Creative Foodworks, Inc
Category
Food — Salsa / Condiments
Hazard
Affected units
30,420

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 (15)

  • Lot# 247JC4B
  • 247JC4C
  • 247JC4D
  • 269JC4A
  • 269JC4B
  • 269JC4C
  • 269JC4D
  • 280JC4A
  • 280JC4B
  • 280JC4C
  • 282JC4A
  • 282JC4B
  • 353JC4B
  • 353JC4C
  • 353JC4D

Distribution

Distributed in 5 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 52 recalled by Creative Foodworks, Inc 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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