Food recall

Karlsburger Foods, Inc. recall: Karlsburger Foods Taco Seasoning

Karlsburger Foods, Inc., of Monticello, MN, recalled Karlsburger Foods Taco Seasoning and 1 other product. The FDA's reason: “Taco Seasoning has an allergen of milk in the product that is not declared on the label.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on November 17, 2014, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of December 3, 2014. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class I

It could cause serious harm or death

Why

Allergen not on the label

Status

Terminated

Closed March 26, 2015

The recall

Company
Karlsburger Foods, Inc. (Monticello, MN)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Taco Seasoning has an allergen of milk in the product that is not declared on the label.”
Where it was sold
AK, AZ, FL, IA, IL, KS, MD, MI, MN, MO, NE, NM, OH, PA, SD, and WI.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
69841

The 2 products recalled

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

  • F-0572-2015 Class I

    Karlsburger Foods Taco Seasoning, Item Numbers 43823 (Packaged in 23 oz resealable plastic containers), Item #43807 (Packaged in 7 lb. resealable plastic containers), Item #43825 (Packaged in 25 lb. bag in a box), and Item #43850 (Packaged in 50 lb. bag in a box).

    Codes: Item Numbers 43823, 43807, 43825, and 43850.

    Quantity: 1122 units

  • F-0573-2015 Class I

    Karlsburger Foods Low Sodium Taco Seasoning, Item Numbers 16423 (Packaged in 23 oz resealable plastic containers), Item #16465 (Packaged in 6.8 lb. resealable plastic containers), and Item #16425 (Packaged in 25 lb. bag in a box).

    Codes: Item Numbers 16423, 16465, and 16425.

    Quantity: 1491 units

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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 December 3, 2014.

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.