A food company is recalling its tortilla salad dressings strips for salads sold in 20 states after discovering it is contaminated with a wheat allergen.
Sugar Foods is recalling 3.5-ounce bags of Fresh Gourmet Tortilla Strips Santa Fe Style, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said in a statement Friday. The bags have the UPC code 7 87359 17504 6 and an expiration date of June 20, 2025.
“People who have a wheat allergy or a severe sensitivity to wheat are at risk of suffering a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume the product,” the FDA statement said.
No affected people have been reported, the federal agency said.
On Tuesday, a consumer contacted Sugar Foods to say that their bag of Tortilla Strips actually contained Crispy Onion Strips, which the FDA statement said contain wheat, an ingredient not listed on the bag of Tortilla Strips.
The recalled tortilla strips were distributed between September 30, 2024 and November 11, 2024 and were shipped to distribution centers in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland , Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, New Jersey, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Virginia and Washington.
Those who purchased the recalled tortilla strips can return them to the store where they were purchased for a full refund or throw them in the trash.
This recall comes shortly after two others that took place this month.
Organic carrots sold at major grocery chains, such as Trader Joe’s and Wegmans, were recalled due to possible E. coli contamination.
A baby died and 10 other people became ill amid a listeria outbreak linked to ready-to-eat meat produced by Yu Shang Food, Inc. of Spartanburg, South Carolina.
