Tarantino lemon pepper seasoning may contain small metal fragments
Tarantino Lemon Pepper Seasoning in 50 lb units is being recalled because it may contain small metal fragments from a contaminated onion powder ingredient. 731 pounds in total are affected.
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: Risk-of-harm product: metal fragments in a seasoning used as a food ingredient, with no injury reported in the source.
Plain-English summary
Lemon Pepper Seasoning (Tarantino), net weight 50 lb, QST number 6402, is being recalled. The action covers 731 pounds in total.
The stated reason is that the product may contain small metal fragments due to a contaminated onion powder ingredient used in manufacturing. The FDA classified the action as Class II. The source does not report any injury having occurred.
The affected lot is 118251. The product was distributed to four different customers who either use the recalled finished product or use it as an ingredient.
Anyone holding affected product should not use it and should follow the instructions issued by the firm.
The recalled product
- Product
- Lemon Pepper Seasoning (Tarantino) NET WT: 50 lb UPC (QST# 6402)
- Manufacturer
- QST Ingredients and Packaging
- Category
- Food — Seasoning
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)
- Lot Number: 118251
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 4 recalled by QST Ingredients and Packaging 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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