Hans Kissle announced an update to an earlier recall this month of their Red Potato Bliss Salad, highlighting the number of products impacted and a new use by date for customers to note.
Newsweek reached out to the company via phone call on Friday and left a voicemail.
Why It Matters
Numerous recalls have been initiated this year due to the potential for damaged products, foodborne illness, contamination and undeclared food allergens.
Millions of Americans experience food sensitivities or allergies every year. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the nine “major” food allergens in the United States are eggs, milk, fish, wheat, soybeans, Crustacean shellfish, sesame, tree nuts and peanuts.
What To Know
In the updated recall on Friday, the company notes the product is being recalled due to undeclared wheat.
The company said that 120 containers of the Tricolor Twist Pasta Salad were mislabeled. “While the front label correctly identifies the product, the top label misrepresents it as Red Bliss Potato Salad. The actual product contains wheat, which is not declared on the top label,” the alert says in part.
The recalled product is packaged in a clear container with a white lid and a UPC Code number of 036217673706. The recalled product has a use by date of August 20, 2025, and a new date of September 25, 2025, as well.
As of Friday, there have been no reported illnesses or adverse reactions related to the recall, the alert notes.
The impacted product was distributed to Stop and Shop store locations in New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts. The alert warns in part that the product “has the potential to still be in consumers’ refrigerators.”
Below is a map showing the states impacted by the recall:
What People Are Saying
In an email to Newsweek in January, the FDA said: “Most recalls in the U.S. are carried out voluntarily by the product manufacturer and when a company issues a public warning, typically via news release, to inform the public of a voluntary product recall, the FDA shares that release on our website as a public service.
The FDA’s role during a voluntary, firm-initiated, recall is to review the recall strategy, evaluate the health hazard presented by the product, monitor the recall, and as appropriate alert the public and other companies in the supply chain about the recall.”
It added: “The FDA provides public access to information on recalls by posting a listing of recalls according to their classification in the FDA Enforcement Report, including the specific action taken by the recalling company. The FDA Enforcement Report is designed to provide a public listing of products in the marketplace that are being recalled.”
Additional information on recalls can be found via the FDA’s Recalls, Market Withdrawals, & Safety Alerts.
What Happens Next
People who have purchased the recalled product are urged to return it to the original place of purchase for a refund, the FDA alert says.
People with additional questions are asked to contact Hans Kissle via phone at (978) 556-4500 on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET.
Photo from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
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