The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-1910-2015·Announced 2015-04-15

H-E-B Texas Ranch Casserole Recalled for Undeclared Peanuts

H-E-B Houston Culinary Center is recalling Texas Ranch Casserole products in Texas due to undeclared peanuts.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class I

Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

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 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of at least 4 according to the rubric, due to the serious health risk posed by undeclared peanuts to allergic individuals.

Plain-English summary

H-E-B Houston Culinary Center is voluntarily recalling H-E-B Single Serving Texas Ranch Casserole (8 oz. and 16 oz.) and H-E-B Houston Culinary Center Texas Ranch Casserole (Bulk 22.6 lb) because the products contain undeclared peanuts. The recall covers approximately 347 pounds of product.

The affected products were distributed in Texas. The recall was initiated on January 12, 2015, and the products were manufactured on January 17, 2015, and January 18, 2015. Retail single-serving products were available on and after January 12, 2015.

Consumers with these products should stop eating them and return them to the place of purchase or dispose of them. This recall is classified as Class I by the FDA because the presence of undeclared peanuts poses a serious health risk to individuals with peanut allergies.

The recalled product

Product
H-E-B Single Serving Texas Ranch Casserole 8 oz. and 16 oz.; H-E-B Houston Culinary Center Texas Ranch Casserole - Bulk 22.6 lb
Manufacturer
H-E-B Houston Culinary Center
Category
Food — Casserole
Hazard

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 (3)

  • 1/17/15
  • 1/18/15
  • retail single serving 1/12/15 and after

Distribution

Distributed in 1 state:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 4 recalled by H-E-B Houston Culinary Center 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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