A just-released FDA report reveals that a base ingredient seems to be the source of contamination, yet again.
Trader Joe’s, Meijer, Harris Teeter, and even HelloFresh: this week, all four food purveyors have had recalls published by the FDA on bread and pizza products. The recall reportedly stemmed from a tomato quality issue at a North Carolina producer that shipped product to 10 states. Now comes yet another frozen pizza recall for customers in four western states and the South.
A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) report published Tuesday reveals the same problem—”potential foreign object (metal pieces) in ingredient (Tomatoes)”—this time impacting pizzas made by Rose and Shore, Inc., a southern California food producer licensing out their product for larger-known names.
The FDA report says the recall affects 5,067 cases of eight frozen Margarita Thin Crust Pizzas [sic], apparently totaling 40,536 pizzas. The report states that the recalled pizzas were distributed to “a single retail chain” with locations in Arizona, California, Idaho, Oregon, and Texas.
It’s unconfirmed which grocer might have sold the pizza (though worth noting that the recall appears to have been initiated on January 14, so the affected product would likely have been removed from retail by now). On January 22, WinCo Foods posted the following: “Our Manufacturer, Rose & Shore, informed us that their ingredient supplier of the slow roasted diced tomatoes, Sevillo Fine Foods, has notified them of a voluntary recall of this ingredient due to the possible presence of metal shavings originating from an outside supplier.”
Winco Foods appears to be their own grocery chain, while other sources suggest that in January, this may have also applied to pizzas sold at Grocery Outlet and its affiliates.
The FDA says this recall affected lots numbered 12255, 22265, 12415, and UPC 1713940060. The agency has assigned this a Class II recall, signifying “a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.”
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