The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-3564-2017·Announced 2017-09-27

Joy's Gourmet Olive Tapenade Recalled for Undeclared Milk Allergen

Joy's International Foods is recalling 12.5 cases of Olive Tapenade with Blue Cheese due to undeclared milk and unrecorded temperatures.

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 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Joy's International Foods is voluntarily recalling 12.5 cases of Joy's Gourmet Olive Tapenade with Blue Cheese, All Natural, Net Wt. 10 OZ. (280g). The recall was initiated because the product contains an undeclared allergen, milk, and because temperatures were not recorded after thermal processes.

The affected product was distributed to US Consignees only. The recall includes specific best-by dates: 8/28/2018, 2/7/2017, 12/20/2017, 12/5/2017, 11/28/2017, 11/22/2017, and 7/25/2017.

Consumers with this product should check the best-by date and contact the manufacturer for instructions on how to dispose of the product or obtain a refund.

The recalled product

Product
Joy's Gourmet Olive Tapenade with Blue Cheese, All Natural, Net Wt. 10 OZ. (280g)

Distribution

Distribution scope not specified by the agency.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 7 recalled by Joy's International Foods 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 7 products in this recall →

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