Severity
Moderate
Krusinskis Finest Meat Products issued this FDA Food recall on August 19, 2015. Classified as Moderate severity (Class II). Approximately 75/5lb boxes units are affected. The recall was issued because: Food recall due to misbranding/incorrect labeling of Janka Apricot Pierogies. Yellow #5 not included on label of final…. This recall notice is sourced from official FDA Food enforcement records. Below you will find the complete product description, hazard information, remedy instructions, and related recalls from the same manufacturer or product category.
This FDA Food action (record #F-2941-2015) was formally reported on August 19, 2015, with the manufacturer initiating the action on April 3, 2015. It is classified under Moderate severity (Class II), with a current status of Terminated. Krusinskis Finest Meat Products is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of Cleveland, OH. Federal records indicate 75/5lb boxes units are affected.
The documented reason for this recall is: Food recall due to misbranding/incorrect labeling of Janka Apricot Pierogies. Yellow #5 not included on label of final product. Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: Product was shipped to the following state: OH.. 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 11 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.
Severity
Moderate
Units Affected
75/5lb boxes
Related Recalls
6
6 from same agency
Janka Fully Cooked Apricot Pierogi Ingredients: DOUGH: Blended Flour (Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Iron, Potassium Bromate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin), Water, Whole Milk, Eggs, Dried Potatoes (Color and Flavor Protected with Sodium Bisulfate, Citric Acid and BHT), Oleomargarine (Liquid Soybean Oil, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Water, Salt, Vegetable Lecithin, Vegetable Mono and Diglycerides, Whey Citric Acid, Calcium Disodium EDTA and Sodium Benzoate as preservatives. Artificially Flavored, Colored with Carotene, Vitamin A Palmitate Added), Salt, Sugar. FILLING: Sugar Syrup, Apricots prepared with Sulphur, Corn Syrup, Vegetable Stabilizer. FD & C Yellow #6.
Food recall due to misbranding/incorrect labeling of Janka Apricot Pierogies. Yellow #5 not included on label of final product.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Agency | U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
| Severity class | Moderate (Class II) |
| Status | Terminated |
| Recall number | F-2941-2015 |
| Date reported | August 19, 2015 |
| Date initiated | April 3, 2015 |
| Recalling firm | Krusinskis Finest Meat Products |
| Units affected | 75/5lb boxes |
| Distribution | Product was shipped to the following state: OH. |
Profile values are sourced directly from the official FDA Food enforcement record. Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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