The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-1834-2015·Announced 2015-04-08

Silver Star Tex-Mex Salsa Recalled for Undeclared Peanuts

Creative Foodworks is recalling Silver Star Tex-Mex Salsa Chunky Picante 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) per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Creative Foodworks, Inc. is recalling 3,480 units of Silver Star Tex-Mex Salsa Chunky Picante Medium, 16 oz (453g). The product is being recalled because it may contain undeclared peanuts.

The affected lots are # 297AFW4A and # 343AFW4A. The product was distributed in Texas, Louisiana, Tennessee, Arizona, and Iowa.

Consumers with this product should check the lot numbers on the packaging. If the lot number matches, consumers should stop using the product and contact the recalling firm for instructions.

The recalled product

Product
SILVER STAR TEX-MEX SALSA CHUNKY PICANTE MEDIUM NET WT 16OZ (453g) Brought to You By: SilverStar Salsas Box 50583 Austin, TX 78763
Affected units
3,480

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 # 297AFW4A
  • 343AFW4A

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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