Heinz gravy was being recalled just before Thanksgiving because federal food inspectors determined that a mislabeling on its Homestyle Bistro Au Jus Gravy left the known allergens milk and soy undeclared.
As explained by the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service, the recall of 5,022 pounds of the gravy was started on Nov. 19. The gravy in question was produced on June 4 and was contained in 558 cases of one dozen 12-ounce jars, with the "Best Buy" date of Dec. 28, 2017.
The problem was discovered on Nov. 17 after a customer said a jar labeled as "Heinz Homestyle Pork Gravy" looked darker than expected.
The mislabeling occurred on June 4 when a box of labels for the company's pork gravy product was brought to the processing line and used during the production and packaging of au jus gravy.
The USDA said Heinz contacted all of its customers that may have received the mislabeled gravy product and informed them to remove it from shelves.
Milk allergies affect two to three percent of young children and cover a "wide range of immunoglobulin E (IgE-) and non-IgE-mediated clinical syndromes, which have a significant economic and lifestyle impact," according to the National Institutes of Health's U.S. National Library of Medicine.
According to the Food Allergy Research & Education website, soybean allergy is one of the more common food allergies, affecting about 0.4 percent of children. Studies indicate that an allergy to soy generally occurs early in childhood and often is outgrown by age three.
The USDA said there have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions from consuming the gravy. It said consumers who have purchased the products should throw them out or return them for a replacement.
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