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Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighUSDA FSIS·107-2016·Announced 2016-11-15

Piccadilly Fine Foods Recalls Beef Shepherd's Pie for Undeclared Fish Allergen

Piccadilly Fine Foods is recalling approximately 144 pounds of beef shepherd's pie due to misbranding and undeclared anchovies (fish) in the Worcestershire sauce.

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 (fish) and is classified as FDA Class II (USDA Class II), which aligns with the High severity criteria for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.

Plain-English summary

Piccadilly Fine Foods, a Santa Clara, California establishment, is recalling approximately 144 pounds of beef shepherd's pie products. The recall was initiated because the products were produced with Worcestershire sauce containing anchovies, a known fish allergen, which was not declared on the finished product label.

The affected items are 8 oz. plastic sealed packages of BEEF SHEPHERDS PIE With Vegetables, Made with Beef Chuck Steak. The specific products subject to recall include 4 cases with a case and lot code of 295-16 and a package date of 10/21/2016, and 8 cases with a case and lot code of 274-16 and a package date of 9/30/2016. These items bear establishment number EST. 9216 inside the USDA mark of inspection and were shipped to retail locations in California.

The issue was discovered by FSIS inspection personnel during normal inspection activities on November 10, 2016. There have been no confirmed reports of illness or adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them and should throw them away or return them to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Piccadilly Fine Foods Recalls Beef Shepherd’s Pie Due To Misbranding and Undeclared Allergens
Category
Food — Prepared Meat
Hazard

Distribution

Distributed in 1 state:

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