The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-1810-2018·Announced 2018-08-08

Innova Flavors Recalls Natural Butter Flavor Due to Salmonella Risk

Innova Flavors is voluntarily recalling specific lots of Natural Butter Flavor because a supplier's sweet whey powder ingredient is potentially contaminated with Salmonella.

What this means for you

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 a high-risk pathogen (Salmonella) without reported illness, which aligns with the 'High' severity criteria in the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Innova Flavors is voluntarily recalling multiple flavor types, including Natural Butter Flavor, due to a supplier's recall of sweet whey powder that is potentially contaminated with Salmonella. The specific product affected is Natural Butter Flavor, 40 pounds, Powder in a blue poly-lined cardboard box, Ambient. The recall involves Lot 520893 and Lot 521996, with manufacturing dates of 5/31/2018 and 6/27/2018.

The recall is being conducted because the sweet whey powder used in the production of these flavors is potentially contaminated with Salmonella. This action is a precautionary measure taken in response to the supplier's recall of the contaminated ingredient.

The affected product was distributed domestically in Illinois, New York, Ohio, and Oklahoma, as well as to China. Consumers who have purchased these specific lots of Natural Butter Flavor should stop using the product and contact the manufacturer or check the FDA website for further instructions on how to return or dispose of the product.

The recalled product

Product
Natural Butter Flavor, 40 pounds, Powder in a blue poly-lined cardboard box, Ambient
Manufacturer
Innova Flavours
Category
Food — Food Flavoring
Hazard

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 (3)

  • Natural Butter Flavor 118095700 Lot 520893 and Lot 521996
  • manufactured dates: Natural Butter Flavor 5/31/2018 to 5/31/2018
  • and 6/27/18 to 6/27/2018

Distribution

Distributed in 4 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 4 recalled by Innova Flavours 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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