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Event 72689

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
October 28, 2015
Product types
Food
Classifications
Class I
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
East-West Specialty Sauces, Inc.

Dossier provenance

Source snapshots represented here

  • openFDA Food Enforcement Report-date coverage June 20, 2012–July 08, 2026 Known gap: openFDA describes 2004-present coverage, but the current export has no report-date records in this interval.

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East-West Classic Sweet & Sour Sauce, 12 fl. Oz., Glass bottle, 6/case, Refrigerate after opening, Distributed by East-West Specialty Sauces, Inc. Denver, CO 80204

F-0739-2016
Recall number
F-0739-2016
Initiated
October 28, 2015
Classification
Class I
Status
Terminated
Quantity
404

App-derived interpretation

Labeling or packaging reason.labeling_packaging · v1.0.0
mislabeling

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Reason for recall

East-West Specialty Sauces is recalling Classic Sweet & Sour Sauce due to mislabeling. The Zesty Orange sauce had been mislabeled with Sweet & Sour labels East-West Specialty Sauces is recalling Classic Sweet & Sour Sauce due to mislabeling. The Zesty Orange sauce had been mislabeled with Sweet & Sour labels which presents a potential wheat and soy allergen issue.

Code information

092315 Best By 9/17 and 102015 Best By 10/17

Distribution pattern

The recall product was distributed in Colorado and Texas