The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-1833-2015·Announced 2015-04-08

Silver Star Tex-Mex Salsa Recalled for Undeclared Peanuts

Creative Foodworks is recalling Silver Star Tex-Mex Salsa Cilantro & Lime Medium 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) according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Creative Foodworks, Inc. is recalling 4,038 units of Silver Star Tex-Mex Salsa Cilantro & Lime Medium, 16 oz (453g). The recall is due to the potential presence of undeclared peanuts in the product.

The affected product was distributed in Texas, Louisiana, Tennessee, Arizona, and Iowa. The specific lot numbers involved are 274AED4B and 297AED4A.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their pantries for the specific lot numbers and stop consuming the salsa if it matches the recalled description.

The recalled product

Product
SILVER STAR TEX-MEX SALSA CILANTRO & LIME MEDIUM NET WT 16OZ (453g) Brought to You By: SilverStar Salsas Box 50583 Austin, TX 78763
Affected units
4,038

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 (2)

  • Lot # 274AED4B
  • 297AED4A

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.

See all 52 products in this recall →

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