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Garden City Company Issues Recall Of Contaminated Pasta Product

Seviroli Foods found milk made its way into a plant-based product sold on Amazon, and issued a recall.

Garden City-based Seviroli Foods Inc. found milk had contaminated one of its plant-based products, and issued a recall.
Garden City-based Seviroli Foods Inc. found milk had contaminated one of its plant-based products, and issued a recall. (FDA)

GARDEN CITY, NY — A local manufacturer of frozen pasta products has issued a recall for one of its products due to cross contamination.

Garden City-based Seviroli Foods Inc. is recalling Aplenty Rotini with Plant Based Bolognese Meal Kit due to there accidentally being milk in the product.

The affected products were sold through Amazon Fresh stores and Fresh online channels and distributed throughout the United States.

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The contamination was discovered on Dec. 22, when it was found that Seviroli products containing milk were inadvertently packaged in the plant-based meal kits, which do not list milk as an ingredient.

According to the FDA, no illnesses or incidents have yet been reported due to the contamination. All of the affected products have been removed from Amazon store shelves.

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The information for the affected products are:

  • Item Number: 19759
  • UPC: 842379197598
  • Lot Codes: 1148, 1161, 1162
  • Sell-by dates: May 28, 2022; June 10, 2022; June 11, 2022

The code is located on the bottom center back of the package. Consumers who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume this product.

Customers with any questions or concerns can contact Seviroli customer service at 516-222-6220, ext. 111 Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Central Standard Time. Anyone concerned about an injury or illness should contact their doctor.

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