Zatarains Gumbo Pasta Dinner Recalled Due to Flour Contamination
Zatarains Gumbo Pasta Dinner is being recalled because it was made with flour from a General Mills recall. Consumers should stop eating the product.
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 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 agency classification is FDA Class II. According to the rubric, an FDA Class II recall is classified as Severe (Score 4), particularly when linked to a broader flour recall which typically involves significant safety hazards.
Plain-English summary
McCormick & Company is recalling Zatarains Gumbo Pasta Dinner 5.7 oz packages. The recall is necessary because the product was produced using Wondra Enr 50 Unmalted flour that was part of a separate General Mills flour recall.
The Zatarains plant in Gretna, Louisiana, was notified by General Mills that 50 bags of the affected flour had been shipped to the facility in March 2016. This flour was used in the production of four different Zatarains brand pasta dinner mixes over several processing dates.
The affected product was shipped to 23 states and Curacao. Consumers should stop eating the recalled product and may return it to the place of purchase for a refund.
The recalled product
- Product
- ZATARAINS GUMBO PASTA DINNER 5.7 OZ PACKAGE
- Manufacturer
- McCormick & Company - Corporate Headquarters
- Category
- Food — Pasta Mixes
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 1,191
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 4 recalled by McCormick & Company - Corporate Headquarters 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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