Custom Culinary Recalls Chicken and Beef Soup Bases Due to Misbranding
Custom Culinary, Inc. is recalling approximately 9,444 pounds of chicken and beef soup base products due to misbranding and undeclared soy allergens.
The agency’s classification
USDA FSIS: 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 (soy) and misbranding, which corresponds to a High severity score under the rubric, despite no reported illnesses.
Plain-English summary
Custom Culinary, Inc., an establishment in Oswego, Illinois, is recalling approximately 9,444 pounds of chicken and beef base products. The recall was initiated because the product labels incorrectly identified the items as chicken, although they may contain beef. Additionally, the products contain soy, a known allergen, which is not declared on the product label.
The affected items are Molly's Kitchen Soup Base Paste Beef Base Paste and Molly's Kitchen Chicken Base Paste, packaged on May 25, 2017. These products bear establishment numbers EST. 2016 or EST. P-1278 inside the USDA mark of inspection and were shipped to food service distributors nationwide. The issue was discovered when a foodservice distributor was notified that a customer had received a case of product with mislabeled jars.
There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. Consumers who have purchased these items are urged not to consume them and should throw them away or return them to the place of purchase. Anyone concerned about an injury or illness should contact a healthcare provider.
The recalled product
- Product
- Custom Culinary, Inc. Recalls Chicken and Beef Products Due to Misbranding and Undeclared Allergens
- Brand
- Custom Culinary, Inc.
- Manufacturer
- Custom Culinary, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Soup Base
- Hazard
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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