Food recall

Quaker Foods and Snacks North America recall: Pasta Roni Parmesan Cheese Flavor angel hair pasta in a Parmesan sauce with other natural flavors

Quaker Foods and Snacks North America, of Chicago, IL, recalled Pasta Roni Parmesan Cheese Flavor angel hair pasta in a Parmesan sauce with other natural flavors. The FDA's reason: “Two ingredients used in production of certain Pasta Roni products, were recalled by the supplier due to potential metal fragment contamination associated with the lactic acid used in production of...” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on June 6, 2012, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of July 4, 2012. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class II

It could cause temporary or minor harm

Why

Metal, plastic, glass or other objects

Status

Terminated

Closed December 14, 2012

The recall

Company
Quaker Foods and Snacks North America (Chicago, IL)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Two ingredients used in production of certain Pasta Roni products, were recalled by the supplier due to potential metal fragment contamination associated with the lactic acid used in production of the ingredient.”
Where it was sold
Alabama, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Virginia.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
62119

The product recalled

As the FDA describes them, with the codes that tell whether a package is part of the recall.

  • F-1641-2012 Class II

    Pasta Roni Parmesan Cheese Flavor angel hair pasta in a Parmesan sauce with other natural flavors; Net Wt. 5.1 oz. box/12 boxes/case; Distributed by Golden Grain Co., P.O. Box 049003, Chicago, IL 60604-9903; UPC 0 15300 44049

    Codes: UPC 0 15300 44049, Best Before May 11 13, May 12 13, May 16 13 and May 18 13

    Quantity: 4,331 cases

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Source and notes

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA food recall data) (Public domain (U.S. government work); source U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA), data as of July 4, 2012.

Each week the FDA lists the recalls it has classified in its Enforcement Report, often weeks after the company announced the recall, so a month with five weekly reports tends to count more. Each recall counts once, however many products it covers, in the month FDA first listed it. Class I means the food could cause serious harm or death, Class II temporary or minor harm, and Class III is unlikely to harm anyone. Meat, poultry and most egg products are recalled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, not the FDA, and aren't included. For what to do with a recalled product, see the FDA's recalls page.