The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-2335-2015·Announced 2015-06-03

Metro Market Lemon Pepper Rub Recalled for Undeclared Wheat Allergen

The Regency Group, Inc. is recalling Metro Market Lemon Pepper Rub due to contamination with gluten (wheat) that is not declared on the label.

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 is classified as High severity because it involves allergen mislabeling on a common allergen (wheat/gluten), which poses a significant risk to individuals with celiac disease or wheat allergies.

Plain-English summary

The Regency Group, Inc. is voluntarily recalling Metro Market Lemon Pepper Rub, stock code 11525, packaged in 25 lbs. containers. The product is being recalled because it is contaminated with gluten, a wheat allergen, which is not declared on the product label.

The recall involves 600 lbs. of the product. The affected lots are 11525-141208, 11525-150128, and 11525-150325. The product was distributed in Alaska, Arizona, California, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, and Washington.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their lot numbers and stop using it if it matches the recalled lots. Individuals with celiac disease or a wheat allergy should avoid consuming the product.

The recalled product

Product
Metro Market Lemon Pepper Rub, stock code 11525, packaged in 25 lbs. container. No UPC.

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)

  • Lot 11525-141208
  • 11525-150128
  • and 11525-150325

Distribution

Distributed in 8 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 11 recalled by Regency Group, Inc., The 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 11 products in this recall →

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