One of the biggest U.S Italian sauce suppliers, Prego, announced a voluntary recall of its jarred pasta sauce products due to possible spoilage, IBTimes reports.
The Food and Drug Administration, along with Campbell Soup Company, the parent company of Prego issued a press release recalling an estimated 300 cases of 24-ounce sized jars of Prego Traditional Italian Sauce due to possible spoilage risk. The potentially harmful batch were reportedly uncovered during a routine quality control test and were shipped to several U.S states, specifically in Arizona, Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico and Oklahoma, last December.
Also mentioned in the FDA's press release are the codes of the products that may have been contaminated. These include codes CT BJ ZV 0330 and CT BJ VZ 0449. The spoiled items were manufactured on December 15, 2013 and have the best before stamp dated June 16, 2015. As of late, there has been no report of illnesses but Campbell has already advised its customers to stop consuming the product. However, the company has not disclosed any information to explain why they believe these products are spoiled and dangerous for consumption.
Those who are affected by the recall will receive a refund as long as they return their defective items to the store where they initially purchased them from. Customers may also contact the Campbell Soup Company by calling 866-270-9303 from Mondays through Fridays, nine in the morning until seven in the evening EST. Prego comes in several other flavors creamy vodka, artisan three cheese, pesto marinara and spicy red pepper.
