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Food FSIS Class III Completed Mislabeling

Uno Foods Inc. Recalls Ham and Cheese Calzones Due to Misbranding

Great Kitchens Food Company Published May 23, 2018

Risk level

Class III

Unlikely to cause harm, but violates labeling or manufacturing rules.

Severity score 25/100

What should you do?

  • Check whether you have this product, using the lot codes, UPCs, and dates listed below.
  • Do not eat, serve, or sell the affected product.
  • Return it to the place of purchase for a refund, or throw it away in a sealed bag so people and animals can’t get to it.
  • Contact Great Kitchens Food Company or your place of purchase with questions, and see the source record below for full details.
Reason for recall

WASHINGTON, May 23, 2018 Uno Foods Inc., a Brockton, Mass. establishment, is recalling approximately 1,881 pounds of ham and cheese calzones due to misbranding, the U.S. Department of Agricultures Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The product is labeled as a ham and cheese calzone, but the package contains a buffalo chicken calzone. The buffalo chicken calzones were produced on May 1, 2018. The following products are subject to recall: [ View Label (PDF only)] Cases of 8-count packages containing 6-oz. individually cello-wrapped UNO PIZZERIA & GRILL Ham & Cheese handcrafted Calzone and have a Best if Used By date of May 1, 2019, and a 8121 package code. The products subject to recall bear establishment number EST. 17426 inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items were distributed through distribution facilities to retail stores in Chicago and Texas. The problem was discovered on May 22, 2018, after the firm received a customers complaint about the product. The firm notified FSIS of the problem. There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about an injury or illness should contact a healthcare provider. FSIS is concerned that some product may be in consumers refrigerators or frozen and in consumers freezers. Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase. FSIS routinely conducts recall effectiveness checks to verify recalling firms notify their customers of the recall and that steps are taken to make certain that the product is no longer available to consumers. Consumers or members of the press who have questions about the recall can contact Lauren Ares at Guest Relations, [email protected] or at 1-866-402-6105. Consumers with food safety questions can "Ask Karen," the FSIS virtual representative available 24 hours a day at AskKaren.gov or via smartphone at m.askkaren.gov . The toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline 1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-6854) is available in English and Spanish and can be reached from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Eastern Time) Monday through Friday. Recorded food safety messages are available 24 hours a day. The online Electronic Consumer Complaint Monitoring System can be accessed 24 hours a day at: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/reportproblem .

Affected products (0)

Affected areas

Not specified

Timeline

  1. Initiated
    May 23, 2018
  2. Published
    May 23, 2018
Recall number
040-2018
Agency
USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service
Country
US