The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-2830-2015·Announced 2015-07-15

Soog Head Mild Pineapple Smash Salsa Recalled for Peanut Contamination

Paradigm Foodworks is recalling Soog Head Mild Pineapple Smash Salsa due to potential contamination with peanut protein.

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 rubric criteria for a High severity score.

Plain-English summary

Paradigm Foodworks, Inc. is recalling Soog Head brand Mild Pineapple Smash Salsa, 16 oz bottles, due to the potential for contamination with peanut protein. The product contains mild chili powder as an ingredient.

The recall involves 67 cases (12 bottles per case) and 1 additional bottle. The affected products have a Best By Date of 4/8/2016 and Lot Codes 28114-4, 28114-5, or 28114-6. The product was distributed directly to Idaho, California, Oregon, Washington, and Ontario, Canada.

Consumers who purchased this product should check their pantry for the specific lot codes and best-by date listed above. If they have the product, they should stop consuming it and contact the recalling firm for instructions on disposal or return.

The recalled product

Product
Mild Pineapple Smash Salsa, Soog Head brand, Net Wt. 16 oz (453 g), UPC 6-26570-62024-2
Manufacturer
Paradigm Foodworks, Inc
Category
Food — Salsa
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 (4)

  • Best By Date: 4/8/2016
  • Lot Codes: 28114-4
  • 28114-5
  • 28114-6

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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