Food recall

BC Gourmet USA, Inc. recall: Scarpetta brand Pink Pesto Pasta Sauce

BC Gourmet USA, Inc., of Lynn, MA, recalled Scarpetta brand Pink Pesto Pasta Sauce. The FDA's reason: “Product contains undeclared pine nuts.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on March 14, 2023, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of May 10, 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

Other ingredient not on the label (sulfites, dyes...)

Status

Terminated

Closed August 25, 2023

The recall

Company
BC Gourmet USA, Inc. (Lynn, MA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Product contains undeclared pine nuts.”
Where it was sold
NJ, PA, MA
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
91896

The product recalled

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

  • F-0771-2023 Class I

    Scarpetta brand Pink Pesto Pasta Sauce; INGREDIENTS: Tomatoes (tomatoes, tomato juice, citric acid), Cream, Onions, Olive Oil, Basil, Garlic, Salt, Black Pepper, Citric Acid.; CONTAINS: MILK.; BC Gourmet USA, Inc., Lynn, MA;

    Codes: Lot Code NN149 Expiration date 5/2/2023 Lot Code NN164 Expiration date 12/9/2023

    Quantity: 906 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 May 10, 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.