Food recall

Ventura Foods LLC recall: Land O Lakes, Fresh Buttery Taste Spread

Ventura Foods LLC, of Saint Joseph, MO, recalled Land O Lakes, Fresh Buttery Taste Spread. The FDA's reason: “Cases of 5 gram portion cups of margarine for the food service market were distributed without label information. The cups therefore failed to disclose the margarine contained the allergens milk...” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on February 5, 2016, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of March 16, 2016. 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

Labeling, packaging or manufacturing problems

Status

Terminated

Closed April 26, 2016

The recall

Company
Ventura Foods LLC (Saint Joseph, MO)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Cases of 5 gram portion cups of margarine for the food service market were distributed without label information. The cups therefore failed to disclose the margarine contained the allergens milk and soy.”
Where it was sold
One distribution center in Tennessee. Product was further distributed to other distribution centers in Tennessee, Kentucky, and Louisiana.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
73250

The product recalled

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

  • F-0723-2016 Class II

    Land O Lakes, Fresh Buttery Taste Spread, 48% Vegetable Oil Spread, A product of Land O'Lakes Inc. Arden Hills, MN. Packaged in 5 gram plastic cups.

    Codes: Production date J28115 Lot number 150528116

    Quantity: 96/920/5 grams/individual cups/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 March 16, 2016.

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.