Best Taste Brand Salted Shrimp Paste Sauce Recalled for Undeclared FD&C Red #3
Best Taste Brand Salted Shrimp Paste Sauce (12 oz) is recalled because it contains undeclared FD&C Red #3, a food coloring that is not listed on the label.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class III
Class III is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences.
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 1/5 (Low).
Cosmetic or documentation issue. No expected health impact, but the manufacturer is correcting the affected products.
Our severity reasoning: This is an FDA Class III recall for a labeling issue involving an undeclared but permitted food additive with no reported illnesses or injuries, making it a low-severity documentation/labeling defect.
Plain-English summary
Country Favor Inc. is recalling Best Taste Brand Salted Shrimp Paste Sauce (12 oz / 350 g, product code VJF0184) distributed across multiple U.S. states. The product contains FD&C Red #3, a food coloring, that is not declared on the product label.
FD&C Red #3 is a permitted food additive but must be clearly labeled on the product. Consumers who are sensitive to or wish to avoid this dye may not have been aware of its presence due to the undeclared labeling. The product was manufactured in Vietnam by Country Favor Inc.
Consumers who have purchased this product should discontinue use if they have concerns about undeclared food colorings. If you have questions about your specific purchase, contact the manufacturer or your retailer.
The recalled product
- Product
- Best Taste Brand Salted Shrimp Paste Sauce; ING: Shrimp, sugar, salt; COUNTRY FAVOR, INC; PRODUCT OF VIETNAM; Net Weight: 12 oz (350 g)
- Manufacturer
- Country Favor Inc.
- Category
- Food — Condiment / Sauce
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 (1)
- VJF0184
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