FDA recall F-0815-2016

Product

18168-BLN : Brilliance Clear Premium Frying Oil 35 lb. ; 16763-MFY : Mel-Fry Essential High Performance Liquid Frying Oil 35 lb. ; 16502-MFY : Mel-Fry Premium High Performance Liquid Frying Oil 35 lb. ;

Reason for recall

Ventura Foods is recalling various brands of cooking oil in 35 lb. jugs due to the presence of plastic. jug supplier reported that the manufacturing defect in the 35 lb. jugs was caused by the sealing surface trim possibly being pushed into the jug during the trimming process.

Distribution

nationwide

Key facts

Status

Terminated

Initiation date

2016-02-12

Report date

2016-04-06

Termination date

2016-12-01

Voluntary/Mandated

Voluntary: Firm initiated

Location

Brea, CA, United States

Primary source

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=F-0815-2016