Reduced Sodium Roast Beef Rub Recalled for Potential Metal Fragments
QST Ingredients and Packaging is recalling Reduced Sodium Roast Beef Rub due to potential metal fragments from contaminated onion powder ingredient. Affected lots were distributed to customers in California and Texas.
What this means for you
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: This is an FDA Class II recall for potential metal fragment contamination. Metal fragments pose a risk of injury, but no illnesses or injuries have been reported. The hazard qualifies as a risk-of-harm product where injury has not yet occurred.
Plain-English summary
QST Ingredients and Packaging is recalling Reduced Sodium Roast Beef Rub (Serv-Rite brand, 50 lb containers, UPC QST# 6313) due to potential small metal fragments in the product. The contamination occurred during manufacturing when the onion powder ingredient became contaminated with metal particles.
The affected product includes lot numbers 092251, 112251, 133251, 160251, and 181251, totaling 7,950 pounds. This product was distributed to customers in Southern California and Texas who use it as an ingredient in further processing or repack it for retail sale.
Consumers and businesses in possession of recalled product should not use it. Consumers should discard the product, and businesses should remove it from distribution. Anyone who may have consumed this product and is concerned should contact a healthcare provider.
The recalled product
- Product
- Reduced Sodium Roast Beef Rub (Serv-Rite) NET WT: 50 lb UPC (QST# 6313)
- Manufacturer
- QST Ingredients and Packaging
- Category
- Food — Spices
- Hazard
- metal-fragments
- choking
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)
- Lot numbers: 092251
- 112251
- 133251
- 160251
- 181251
Distribution
Distribution scope not specified by the agency.
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