The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-2821-2015·Announced 2015-07-15

Rub with Love Barbecue Sauce Recalled for Peanut Contamination

Paradigm Foodworks is recalling Rub with Love Ancho & Molasses Barbecue Sauce due to potential peanut protein contamination.

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/contamination with peanut, a common allergen, which aligns with the 'High' severity criteria for allergen issues on common allergens.

Plain-English summary

Paradigm Foodworks, Inc. is recalling 107 cases of Rub with Love brand Ancho & Molasses Barbecue Sauce, 16 oz. bottles. The recall is issued because the product contains ground cumin and has the potential for contamination with peanut protein.

The affected product has a best-by date of 12/1/2015 and lot codes 33714-6, 33714-7, 33714-8, 33714-9, and 33714-10. The product was distributed directly to Idaho, California, Oregon, Washington, and Ontario, Canada.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their pantries for the specific lot codes and best-by date listed above. If the product matches the recalled description, consumers should stop using it and contact the manufacturer for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
Ancho & Molasses Barbecue Sauce, Rub with Love brand, Net wt. 16 oz., UPC 6-72361-00044-1
Manufacturer
Paradigm Foodworks, Inc
Category
Food — Sauces & 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 (5)

  • Best by date: 12/1/2015. Lot codes: 33714-6
  • 33714-7
  • 33714-8
  • 33714-9
  • 33714-10.

Distribution

Distributed in 4 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 20 recalled by Paradigm 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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