East-West Classic Sweet & Sour Sauce, 12 fl. Oz., Glass bottle, 6/case, Refrigerate after opening, Distributed

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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 East-West Specialty Sauces, Inc. · reported 2016-03-16

Terminated This recall has been closed out by the agency.

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.
Classification: Class I
Recall initiated: 2015-10-28
Reported by the agency: 2016-03-16
Closed out (terminated): 2016-08-15
Recalling firm: East-West Specialty Sauces, Inc.
Denver, CO
United States
This is the firm that issued the recall — commonly a distributor or processor. It is not the origin of contamination.
Distribution (the agency's own words): The recall product was distributed in Colorado and Texas
States we parsed from that text: CO TX
The agency named these states. Parse method explicit_state_list, confidence high.
Food category: Sauces, condiments & spicesderived
Assigned by a reviewed keyword rulebook over the product description, not by the agency.
Recall type: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number: F-0739-2016

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