Recalled by NatureBox, Inc. · San Carlos, CA, United States
Class II — Moderate risk. May cause temporary or reversible harm; serious harm unlikely.
It was discovered that the specification used by the supplier was incorrect and therefore the ingredient statement was incorrect and did not include unbleached wheat flour and bulgur wheat. The packaging does note that the products are packaged in a facility that also processes tree nuts, peanuts, milk, wheat, egg and soy.
These are failures of the safety steps that keep food safe - cooking, pasteurising, keeping cold, sealing - even when no contaminant has yet been found. All processing & sanitation problems recalls.
NatureBox Picante Ranch Mix Spicy Snack Mix with Corn Nuts and Masa Chips; Net. WT: 4 oz. (113 g), Stand up Pouch, Vegan Ingredients: Corn Nuts (corn, canola oil, soybean oil, salt), Sugar, Flax Chips (Yellow corn masa, flax seeds, soybean oil, salt) Snack Seasoning(sour cream, salt, whey, corn syrup, tomato, maltodextrin, garlic powder, onion powder, cheddar cheese ([pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], whey, buttermilk solids, salt, disodium phosphate), milk, vinegar, soybean oil, citric acid, spice, parsley), corn Syrup, chili Powder, Red Pepper. No UPC on product. Distributed by NatureBox, San Carlos, CA 94070
Quantity: 5,371 bags
Food: Chips & snacks
A recall covers only these codes. Compare them with the lot number, best-by date or UPC printed on your package.
all lot codes with expiration date of 4/1/14 (includes consumer facing lot codes 3BC13324, 4BC13339, 5BC13340, 5BC13354, 5BC14003, 4BC13009). Supplier lot code 13274.
FDA's distribution note: US distribution only.
Check the codes, then return or discard. Class II means eating it may cause temporary or reversible health problems. If your package matches the recalled codes, do not eat it - return it to the store or throw it away. FDA lists this recall as terminated: the company has finished removing the product, so it should no longer be on shelves - but it can still be in a freezer or pantry.
FDA files each product of one recall action separately; these share the same FDA event.
Reason It was discovered that the specification used by the supplier was incorrect and therefore the ingredient statement was incorrect and did not include unbleached wheat flour and bulgur wheat. The packaging does note that…
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