US Food Recall Atlas

A single recall record, as the agency published it.

Recall mapAll recalls → F-1641-2012

Pasta Roni Parmesan Cheese Flavor angel hair pasta in a Parmesan sauce with other natural flavors; Net Wt. 5.1 oz. box/12 boxes/case; Distributed by Golden Grain Co., P.O. Box 049003, Chicago, IL 60604-9903; UPC 0 15300 44049 Quaker Foods and Snacks North America · reported 2012-07-04

Terminated This recall has been closed out by the agency.

Reason for recall
Two ingredients used in production of certain Pasta Roni products, were recalled by the supplier due to potential metal fragment contamination associated with the lactic acid used in production of the ingredient.
Classification
Class II
Recall initiated
2012-06-06
Reported by the agency
2012-07-04
Closed out (terminated)
2012-12-14
Recalling firm
Quaker Foods and Snacks North America
Chicago, IL
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)
Alabama, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Virginia.
States we parsed from that text
AL CA CT FL GA IL IN KY LA OH PA SC VA

The agency named these states. Parse method explicit_state_list, confidence high.

Food category
Dairy Grains, pasta & cereal 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-1641-2012

This page reproduces a record published by the US Food and Drug Administration. It is not real-time: recalls typically appear in FDA's Enforcement Report weeks after they begin — a median of 40 days, see publication lag. For current food safety information consult FDA and USDA FSIS directly.