Port City Soups Tex-Mex Chili 32oz glass mason jar sold by individual unit

Recall Insight

This FDA Food action (record #F-0876-2022) was formally reported on March 23, 2022, with the manufacturer initiating the action on February 28, 2022. It is classified under Moderate severity (Class II), with a current status of Terminated. Tony's Tejas Salsa is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of Mobile, AL. Federal records indicate 81 units units are affected.

The documented reason for this recall is: Production Process not approved for acidified foods. Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee. Distribution scope directly affects the consumer exposure window and determines whether a recall remains regional or escalates into a nationwide advisory.

To put this record in context, PlainRecalls indexes 83,949 recalls across the FDA, CPSC and NHTSA going back to 1995. Within the same product category, the database holds 6 closely related recalls, of which 6 were also issued by FDA Food. That clustering is a signal — repeated actions in a narrow category often indicate a systemic quality-control issue, a supplier-wide contamination, or a design defect that has propagated across product lines. This recall is roughly 4 years old; older recalls can remain relevant because many units enter resale, rental, and secondary-market channels where the original warning never reaches the end user. Always cross-check the recall number against the official agency page before relying on any summary.