The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-1845-2015·Announced 2015-04-08

Julio's Home Style Mild Salsa Recalled for Undeclared Peanuts

Creative Foodworks is recalling Julio's Home Style Mild Salsa 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 meets the criteria for a High severity score.

Plain-English summary

Creative Foodworks, Inc. is recalling 29,004 units of Julio's Home Style Mild Salsa, 11.5 oz. (326 g) jars. The product was manufactured for Julio's and distributed in Texas, Louisiana, Tennessee, Arizona, and Iowa.

The recall was initiated because the product may contain undeclared peanuts. This is a potential allergen hazard for consumers with peanut allergies.

Consumers should check their pantries for the affected lot numbers: 249ARV4A, 249ARV4B, 273ARV4A, 273ARV4B, 261ARV4A, 281ARV4A, 281ARV4B, 344ARV4A, 344ARV4B, 355ARV4A, and 355ARV4B. If you have this product, you should stop using it and contact the recalling firm for instructions on how to return it or dispose of it safely.

The recalled product

Product
Julio's Home Style mild Salsa NET WT. 11.5 oz. (326 g) MANUFACTURED FOR JULIO'S 3900 HWY 90 E. DEL RIO, TX 78840
Manufacturer
Creative Foodworks, Inc
Category
Food — Salsa
Hazard
Affected units
29,004

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 (11)

  • Lot # 249ARV4A
  • 249ARV4B
  • 273ARV4A
  • 273ARV4B
  • 261ARV4A
  • 281ARV4A
  • 281ARV4B
  • 344ARV4A
  • 344ARV4B
  • 355ARV4A
  • 355ARV4B

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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