Food recall

Ventura Foods Llc recall: Culvers Tartar Sauce 2 oz

Ventura Foods Llc, of Brea, CA, recalled Culvers Tartar Sauce 2 oz. The FDA's reason: “Tartar sauce was found to contain undeclared fish, soy, and milk allergens which was 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 December 16, 2022, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of January 11, 2023. 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 February 1, 2023

The recall

Company
Ventura Foods Llc (Brea, CA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Tartar sauce was found to contain undeclared fish, soy, and milk allergens which was not declared on the label.”
Where it was sold
To food service locations throughout the US
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
91347

The product recalled

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

  • F-0224-2023 Class I

    Culvers Tartar Sauce 2 oz. plastic cups

    Codes: Use by 04/06/2023

    Quantity: 126 cases, 144 units 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 January 11, 2023.

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.