The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-2447-2012·Announced 2012-10-10

Sadie's Salads Macaroni and Cheese Recalled for Undeclared Allergens

Sadie's Salads is recalling Macaroni and Cheese in 5 lb and 10 lb tubs because the label fails to declare wheat and milk allergens.

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 for common allergens (wheat and milk), which corresponds to a High severity score per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Sadie's Salads is recalling Macaroni and Cheese sold in 5 lb and 10 lb plastic tubs. The recall is due to product labeling that fails to declare wheat and milk, which are contained in the macaroni and cheese used as sub-ingredients.

The affected product has a use-by date up to and including September 13, 2012. Distribution was limited to Pennsylvania within the United States.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their use-by dates and stop using the product if it falls within the affected range. They should contact the manufacturer for further instructions or a refund.

The recalled product

Product
Sadie's Salads Macaroni and Cheese, 5 lb and 10 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 →

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