The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-2443-2017·Announced 2017-07-12

Oxford Frozen Foods Recalls Ale House Onion Rings for Undeclared Milk

Oxford Frozen Foods is recalling Ale House Beer Battered Onion Rings because the product may contain undeclared milk. This poses a risk to consumers with milk allergies.

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) according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Oxford Frozen Foods Plant 1 is recalling Ale House Beer Battered 3/8 Onion Rings, available in 4/2.5 lb and 10 lb packages, due to the potential presence of undeclared milk. The recall covers 36,983 cases of the product.

The affected product was distributed in Rhode Island, Maine, New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Virginia, New Jersey, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Wisconsin, and New Hampshire. The product codes range from 170111 to 170606, indicating production dates from January 11, 2017, to June 6, 2017.

Consumers with milk allergies or sensitivities should not consume the recalled product. Those who have purchased the item should check their inventory for the specific product name, package sizes, and date codes listed above.

The recalled product

Product
ALE HOUSE BEER BATTERED 3/8 ONION RINGS - NET WT. 4/2.5 lb (1.13 kg) 10 lb (4.54 kg) - 33221
Affected units
36,983

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)

  • Jan 11/17 to Jun 6/17 YYMMDD 170111 to 170606

Distribution

Distributed in 11 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 6 recalled by Oxford Frozen Foods Plant 1 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 6 products in this recall →

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