Food recall

Juanita's Foods Inc. recall: Juanita's Foods Hot & Spicy Menudo

Juanita's Foods Inc., of Wilmington, CA, recalled Juanita's Foods Hot & Spicy Menudo. The FDA's reason: “A small amount of product that was on hold due to potential for metal contamination was released into distribution.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on March 10, 2020, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of March 25, 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

Metal, plastic, glass or other objects

Status

Terminated

Closed April 9, 2020

The recall

Company
Juanita's Foods Inc. (Wilmington, CA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“A small amount of product that was on hold due to potential for metal contamination was released into distribution.”
Where it was sold
One customer in CA
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
85199

The product recalled

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

  • F-0836-2020 Class II

    Juanita's Foods Hot & Spicy Menudo; Picoso; 25 oz.( 1 lb. 9oz.) 709 grams UPC: 70132 00201 Juanita's Foods, Wilmington, CA

    Codes: 19305B-WJS-4 for the can, and case code 19305A-WJS-4; Best by Date : November 1, 2022

    Quantity: 100 cases ( 12 x 25 oz. cans per case)

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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 25, 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.