The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-1835-2015·Announced 2015-04-08

Maria's Picante Sauce Recalled for Undeclared Peanuts

Creative Foodworks, Inc. is recalling 768 units of Maria's Picante Sauce because the product 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 768 units of Maria's Picante Sauce, Net Wt. 12 OZ. (342g). The product is distributed by Maria's Mexican Restaurante in Bogalusa, LA. The recall is being conducted because the product may contain undeclared peanuts.

The affected product is identified by Lot # 218BZ4A. The recall covers distribution in Texas, Louisiana, Tennessee, Arizona, and Iowa.

Consumers with this product should stop using it and contact the recalling firm for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
Maria's Picante Sauce NEt WT. 12 OZ. (342g) Distributed by Maria's Mexican Restaurante Bogalusa, LA 70427
Affected units
768

Is your product affected?

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Lot numbers (1)

  • Lot # 218BZ4A

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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