California Sun Dry Sun Dried Tomato Pesto; NET WT. 8.5 oz. (241g) glass jar; Ingredients (incorrect) Garlic, Canola oil, sundried tomatoes (preserved with sulfating agents) water, sola oil, spices, onion, salt, citric acid,, soy lecithin. Partially processed with Genetic Engineering. UPC 7 38203 10911 3 California Sun Dry Foods, Danville, California. Product of the USA.

Recall Insight

This FDA Food action (record #F-2319-2017) was formally reported on June 14, 2017, with the manufacturer initiating the action on May 25, 2017. It is classified under Critical severity (Class I), with a current status of Terminated. California Sun Dry Foods is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of Danville, CA. Federal records indicate 2868 cases (6 jars per case of 17,208 individual units) units are affected, placing this recall in the million-unit bracket that typically triggers nationwide consumer alerts and retailer sweeps.

The documented reason for this recall is: Firm employee noticed that incorrect back label was attached to Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto and therefore did not declare the allergens of almonds and milk.. Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: US distribution only. KS, MD, PA, CA, WA, MO, NC, SC, ME, NY, CO, OH, KY, TN, VA, IN, GA, OR, AZ,UT, WI, TX, MA.. 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, NHTSA and USDA FSIS 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 9 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.