Food recall

Stonewall Kitchen, LLC recall: Stonewall Kitchen, Ghost Pepper Salsa

Stonewall Kitchen, LLC, of York, ME, recalled Stonewall Kitchen, Ghost Pepper Salsa. The FDA's reason: “Product is mislabeled as salsa but it contains queso and does not declare two allergens, specifically milk and soy.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on March 5, 2020, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of March 18, 2020. 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

Allergen not on the label

Status

Terminated

Closed May 19, 2020

The recall

Company
Stonewall Kitchen, LLC (York, ME)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Product is mislabeled as salsa but it contains queso and does not declare two allergens, specifically milk and soy.”
Where it was sold
AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI, WV, WY
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
85156

The product recalled

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

  • F-0835-2020 Class II

    Stonewall Kitchen, Ghost Pepper Salsa, Net Weight 454g (16oz), Ingredients: Tomatoes, Jalapeno Peppers, Onion, Tomato Puree, Green Chile Peppers, Distilled Vinegar, Salt, Dehydrated Ghost Pepper, Dehydrated Garlic, Spices, Dehydrated Cilantro. UPC 7 11381 32738 8. BEST BY 23MAY2021. Packaged in 16 oz. glass jars with brushed silver lid.

    Codes: UPC 7 11381 32738 8. BEST BY 23MAY2021.

    Quantity: 4,800 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 March 18, 2020.

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.