Pacific Pure Aid Roasted Red Bell Pepper Powder Recalled for Gluten
Pacific Pure Aid is recalling Roasted Red Bell Pepper Plus Powder sold as gluten-free because it contains gluten.
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 (gluten) on a product sold as gluten-free, which meets the rubric criteria for a High severity score.
Plain-English summary
Pacific Pure Aid is recalling 59 50-lb cartons of Roasted Red Bell Pepper Plus Powder. The product is being recalled because it contains gluten, despite being sold as gluten-free.
The affected product is identified by Product # 68237. The recall includes Lot # 2193 with an expiration date of January 11, 2013, and Lot # 2215 with an expiration date of February 2, 2013. Lot numbers run for a 24-hour period, where the first number indicates the year and the last three numbers represent the Julian date of manufacture.
The product was distributed in California, New Jersey, Kentucky, Ohio, and Illinois, as well as in France, Ireland, Australia, England, and Hungary. Consumers should check their inventory for these specific lot numbers and stop using the product if it matches the recalled description.
The recalled product
- Product
- Roasted Red Bell Pepper Plus Powder 50 lb carton
- Manufacturer
- Pacific Pure Aid
- Category
- Food — Spices / Seasonings
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 (4)
- Product # 68237
- Lot # 2193 expiration date January 11
- 2013 Lot # 2215 expiration date February 2
- 2013 Lot numbers runs for a 24 hour period. The first number is the year
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 3 recalled by Pacific Pure Aid 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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