The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-2376-2014·Announced 2014-09-03

Native Texan Hatch Green Chile Queso Salsa Recalled for Undeclared Wheat

Creative Foodworks is recalling Native Texan Hatch Green Chile Queso Salsa because a supplier used wheat instead of whey in the cheese pre-mix.

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

Plain-English summary

Creative Foodworks, Inc. is recalling Native Texan Hatch Green Chile Queso Salsa, 16 oz jars, distributed by Native Texan Food Co. The recall involves 9,270 jars (1,545 cases of 6/16 oz jars) distributed in Texas and Georgia.

The recall is due to undeclared wheat. A supplier inadvertently used a wheat product instead of whey when preparing the cheese pre-mix for the recalling firm. This labeling error poses a risk to consumers with wheat allergies or celiac disease.

Affected products include jars with the following lot numbers and expiration dates: 225afd3A (Exp 8/13/2015), 225afd3B (Exp 8/13/2015), 262afd3A (Exp 9/19/2015), 262afd3B (Exp 9/19/2015), 290afd3A (Exp 10/17/2015), and 006afd4A (Exp 1/6/2016). Consumers should check their pantries for these specific lot numbers and expiration dates.

The recalled product

Product
Native Texan HATCH GREEN CHILE QUESO SALSA, NET WT. 16 OZ (1 LB) 453g; DISTRIBUTED BY Native Texan Food Co. Box 50583, Austin 78763 www.NATIVETEXAN1836.com
Manufacturer
Creative Foodworks, Inc
Category
Food — Salsa / Condiments
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 (10)

  • Lot # 225afd3A
  • Exp Date 8/13/2015
  • 225afd3B
  • 262afd3A
  • Exp Date 9/19/2015
  • 262afd3B
  • 290afd3A
  • Exp Date 10/17/2015
  • 006afd4A
  • Exp Date 1/6/2016

Distribution

Distributed in 2 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 5 recalled by Creative Foodworks, Inc 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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