The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-1912-2014·Announced 2014-05-07

Pastene Semolina Pasta Recalled for Undeclared Wheat Allergen

The Pastene Companies Ltd. is recalling Pastene ITAL SPIRAL TRI COLOR pasta because it fails to declare the allergen wheat.

What this means for you

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 (wheat), which corresponds to a severity score of 3 (High) per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

The Pastene Companies Ltd. is recalling Pastene ITAL SPIRAL TRI COLOR, 16 oz cellophane bag pasta. The product is imported from Italy and imported by the Pastene Company in Canton, MA. The recall involves 6,000 cases total for all varieties, distributed nationwide. All lots in commerce are affected.

The recall was initiated because the semolina pasta fails to declare the allergen "wheat." This labeling error poses a risk to consumers with wheat allergies.

Consumers with wheat allergies should not consume the recalled product. The source text does not specify additional consumer actions or contact information.

The recalled product

Product
Pastene ITAL SPIRAL TRI COLOR,16 oz cellophane bag. Imported from Italy. Imported by the Pastene Company, Canton, MA Item Number:7093 UPC: 066086070931
Affected units
6,000

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 (1)

  • All Lots in Commerce

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 24 recalled by The Pastene Companies Ltd. 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 24 products in this recall →