McClure's Potato Salad Recalled for Undeclared Allergens in Salad Dressing
McClure's Pies & Salads, Inc. is recalling 36 lb units of Potato Salad because the ingredient list omits sub-ingredients for salad dressing, posing an undeclared allergen risk.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class I
Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
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 classified this as an FDA Class I recall. Per the rubric, FDA Class I recalls are assigned a severity score of 4 (Severe) or higher, and this specific hazard involves undeclared allergens.
Plain-English summary
McClure's Pies & Salads, Inc. is recalling 36 lb units of Potato Salad. The recall is due to undeclared allergens; the ingredient statement lists "salad dressing" but does not list the sub-ingredients for the salad dressing.
The product was distributed to retail outlets in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. All product distributed prior to November 15, 2011, is affected.
Consumers should check their inventory for this product and stop using it if they have it. Individuals with allergies to ingredients potentially present in salad dressing should avoid the product.
The recalled product
- Product
- McClure's Pies & Salads, Inc. Potato Salad
- Manufacturer
- McClures, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
- 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 (1)
- All product distributed prior to 11/15/2011
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 33 recalled by McClures, 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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