Red bell pepper hummus recalled because label omits keep refrigerated instruction
Gelson's Red Bell Pepper Hummus, 8 oz, sold in the firm's Southern California grocery stores, is recalled because the label does not carry the storage instruction to keep refrigerated.
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 2/5 (Moderate).
Minor labeling or packaging issue, or a voluntary precautionary recall. Risk of harm is low but real — follow the manufacturer's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: Rubric level 2 covers minor labeling errors; the notice describes a missing storage instruction and states no further consequence.
Plain-English summary
Gelson's Hummus, Red Bell Pepper, Old World Family Recipe California-Made No Added Oils, net weight 8 ounces (226 g), UPC 23631-10262, is being recalled. Affected lot codes are 25158, 25171, 25177, 25191 and 25199, with expiration dates including 08/01/2025, 08/14/2025, 08/21/2025 and 09/03/2025. The recall covers 7,861 units across all four affected products, distributed only in the firm's own retail grocery stores in Southern California.
The recall was issued because the Gelson's branded hummus labels do not include the storage instruction "keep refrigerated". The FDA classified the action as Class II.
Customers holding product matching these lot codes can return it to the store where it was bought.
The recalled product
- Product
- Gelson's Hummus; Red Bell Pepper Old World Family Recipe California-Made No Added Oils NET WT 8OZ (226g) UPC: 23631-10262
- Manufacturer
- Gelsons
- Category
- Food — Dips and Spreads
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 (9)
- Lot code(s) 25158
- 25171
- 25177
- 25191
- 25199 Expiration date(s) - 08/01/2025
- 08/14/2025
- 08/21/2025
- 09/03/2025
- 09/11/2025
Distribution
Distributed in 1 state:
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 4 recalled by Gelsons 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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