The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-2027-2012·Announced 2012-09-05

Rita's Fine Food Pita Pocket Turkey & Cheese Recalled for Undeclared Milk

Rita's Fine Food is recalling Pita Pocket Turkey & Cheese sandwiches due to undeclared milk in the cheese sub-ingredient.

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

Plain-English summary

Rita's Fine Food, Inc. Dba Da Vinci's is recalling Pita Pocket Turkey & Cheese sandwiches. The recall was initiated because the sandwiches contain undeclared milk as a sub-ingredient in the cheese.

The product is identified by UPC 697436000706. The source text indicates the distribution pattern is CA, but does not specify the exact number of units affected or specific store locations.

Consumers with this product should stop using it. Individuals with a milk allergy should be particularly cautious as the milk is not declared on the label.

The recalled product

Product
Pita Pocket Turkey & Cheese

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)

  • UPC 697436000706

Distribution

Distributed in 1 state:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 12 recalled by Rita's Fine Food, Inc. Dba Da Vinci's 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 12 products in this recall →

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