The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-2445-2012·Announced 2012-10-10

Sadie's Salads Potato Salad Recalled for Undeclared Soybean Oil Allergen

Sadie's Salads is recalling Potato Salad in 5, 10, and 30 lb tubs because the product labeling fails to declare soybean oil, an allergen present in the salad dressing.

What this means for you

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 (soybean oil), which corresponds to a severity score of 3 (High) according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Sadie's Salads is voluntarily recalling Potato Salad in 5 lb, 10 lb, and 30 lb plastic tubs. The recall is due to a labeling error where the product fails to declare soybean oil, an allergen contained in the salad dressing used as a sub-ingredient.

The affected products have use-by dates up to and including September 13, 2012. The recall is limited to distribution within Pennsylvania. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has classified this as a Class II recall.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their use-by dates and contact Sadie's Salads for further information or a refund. Individuals with a soy allergy should avoid consuming the product.

The recalled product

Product
Sadie's Salads Potato Salad, 5 lb, 10 lb and 30 lb plastic tubs
Manufacturer
Sadie's Salads

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 (2)

  • All product with use by date up to and including September 13
  • 2012

Distribution

Distributed in 1 state:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 10 recalled by Sadie's Salads 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 10 products in this recall →