Carol's Cuts Prepared Potato Products Recalled for Undeclared Sulfites

Agency Publication Date: June 3, 2022

Summary

Liberty Fruit Co Inc, doing business as Carol's Cuts, is recalling approximately 25,433 pounds of various prepared potato products. The recall includes sweet, red, Yukon, and Russet potatoes in various cut styles such as peeled, diced, sliced, and quartered. These products were distributed to food service locations in Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, and Missouri. The recall was initiated because the products contain sodium metabisulfite, a sulfite preservative that was not declared on the label. No illnesses or injuries have been reported to date in connection with this issue.

Risk

People who have a severe sensitivity to sulfites run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reactions, including asthma attacks or anaphylaxis, if they consume these products. The missing label information means sensitive individuals may unknowingly consume a substance that can cause significant harm.

What You Should Do

This recall affects Carol's Cuts prepared potato products including Sweet, Red, Yukon, and Russet varieties in peeled, diced, sliced, and quartered formats.
Identify affected products by checking for Product Numbers 71520, 71529, 71558, 71530, 71511, 71533, 71502, 71516, 73225, 73226, 71505, 71553, 71556, 71534, 71526, 71536, 71513, 71541, 97482, 71538, or 71503. Affected products have 'Best if used by' dates between March 21, 2022, and April 29, 2022. See the Affected Products section below for the full list of affected codes.
Return the product to the place of purchase for a full refund, throw it away, or contact Liberty Fruit Co Inc directly at 1251 Argentine Blvd, Kansas City, KS 66105 for further instructions.
Call the FDA Consumer Complaint hotline at 1-888-723-3332 (1-888-SAFEFDA) or visit www.fda.gov/safety/recalls for additional information or to report a reaction.

Your Remedy Options

You have 2 options:

Option 1: Full Refund

How to: Return the product to the place of purchase for a full refund, or contact the manufacturer or supplier for further instructions

Option 2: Dispose of Product

How to: Throw the product away.

Affected Products

Product: POTATO SWEET PEELED 2/10#by Carol's Cuts

Item Code:

71520

Lot Numbers:

0016086769

GTIN:

10886810715207

Date Ranges: Best if used by: 03/29/22, 04/05/22, 04/12/22, 04/20/22, 04/25/22

Product: POTATO RED B LG CUBE CUT 25#by Carol's Cuts

Item Code:

71529

Lot Numbers:

0016086771

GTIN:

10886810715290

Date Ranges: Best if used by: 03/23/22, 04/07/22, 04/15/22, 04/26/22, 04/27/22, 04/29/22

Product: POTATO SWEET W/SKIN DICE 1"by Carol's Cuts

Item Code:

71558

Lot Numbers:

0016086523

GTIN:

10886810715580

Date Ranges: Best if used by: 03/31/22, 04/01/22, 04/05/22, 04/06/22, 04/08/22, 04/12/22, 04/13/22, 04/14/22, 04/15/22, 04/18/22, 04/19/22, 04/20/22, 04/22/22, 04/23/22, 04/26/22, 04/27/22, 04/28/22, 04/29/22

Product: POTATO YUKON 'A' PLD 2/10#by Carol's Cuts

Item Code:

71530

Lot Numbers:

0016086346

GTIN:

10886810715306

Date Ranges: Best if used by: 03/30/22, 04/01/22, 04/04/22, 04/05/22, 04/07/22, 04/08/22, 04/11/22, 04/13/22, 04/14/22, 04/15/22, 04/18/22, 04/20/22, 04/21/22, 04/23/22, 04/25/22, 04/26/22, 04/27/22, 04/28/22, 04/29/22

Product: POTATO RUSSET QUARTERED 2/10#by Carol's Cuts

Item Code:

71511

Lot Numbers:

0016086772

GTIN:

10886810715115

Date Ranges: Best if used by: 03/25/22, 03/29/22, 04/05/22, 04/06/22, 04/12/22, 04/16/22, 04/20/22, 04/23/22

Product: POTATO YUKON DICED 4/5# C/Cby Carol's Cuts

Item Code:

71533

Lot Numbers:

0016086768

71533

GTIN:

10886810715337

Date Ranges: Best if used by: 04/25/22, 04/28/22

Product: POTATO RUSSET PLD 2/10#by Carol's Cuts

Item Code:

71502

Lot Numbers:

0016086767

GTIN:

10886810715023

Date Ranges: Best if used by: 03/30/22, 04/01/22, 04/02/22, 04/04/22, 04/05/22, 04/06/22, 04/08/22, 04/12/22, 04/13/22, 04/16/22, 04/19/22, 04/20/22, 04/22/22, 04/23/22, 04/25/22, 04/26/22

Product: POTATO SWEET 1/2" DICED CC 4/5#by Carol's Cuts

Item Code:

71516

Lot Numbers:

0016086345

GTIN:

10886810715160

Date Ranges: Best if used by: 03/21/22, 03/23/22, 03/25/22, 03/28/22, 03/29/22, 03/30/22, 04/01/22, 04/04/22, 04/05/22, 04/06/22, 04/08/22, 04/09/22, 04/11/22, 04/12/22, 04/13/22, 04/14/22, 04/15/22, 04/16/22, 04/18/22

Product: POTATO RUSSET SLICED 1/4" 25#by Carol's Cuts

Item Code:

73225

Lot Numbers:

0016086393

GTIN:

10886810732259

Date Ranges: Best if used by: 04/06/22, 04/11/22, 04/12/22, 04/19/22, 04/25/22, 04/28/22

Product: POTATO RED QRTD 25# BSIZEby Carol's Cuts

Item Code:

73226

Lot Numbers:

0016086396

GTIN:

10886810733263

Date Ranges: Best if used by: 04/01/22, 04/04/22, 04/07/22, 04/08/22, 04/11/22, 04/12/22, 04/14/22, 04/15/22, 04/18/22, 04/19/22, 04/21/22, 04/22/22, 04/25/22, 04/28/22, 04/29/22

Product: POTATO RUSSET 1/2"DICE 4/5# Cby Carol's Cuts

Item Code:

71505

Lot Numbers:

0016086390

GTIN:

10886810715054

Date Ranges: Best if used by: 04/02/22, 04/04/22, 04/05/22, 04/07/22, 04/09/22, 04/14/22, 04/16/22, 04/21/22, 04/25/22, 04/26/22, 04/27/22, 04/28/22, 04/29/22

Product: POTATO 1/4" DICE 4/5# C/Cby Carol's Cuts

Item Code:

71553

Lot Numbers:

0016088723

GTIN:

10886810715535

Date Ranges: Best if used by: 04/06/22

Product: POTATO SLICE 1/8" 2/10# C/Cby Carol's Cuts

Item Code:

71556

Lot Numbers:

0016088729

GTIN:

10886810715566

Date Ranges: Best if used by: 04/14/22, 04/25/22

Product: POTATO YUKON QTRDW/SKIN 4/5# Bby Carol's Cuts

Item Code:

71534

Lot Numbers:

0016088724

GTIN:

10886810715344

Date Ranges: Best if used by: 04/07/22, 04/11/22, 04/22/22

Product: POTATO A REDDICE1/2"4/5#W/SKINby Carol's Cuts

Item Code:

71526

Lot Numbers:

0016088725

GTIN:

10886810715269

Date Ranges: Best if used by: 04/26/22

Product: POT. YUKON "A" DICE/SK 25# CCby Carol's Cuts

Item Code:

71536

Lot Numbers:

0016088728

GTIN:

10886810715368

Date Ranges: Best if used by: 04/12/22, 04/14/22, 04/19/22

Product: POTATO SWEET DICE 1" 4/5#by Carol's Cuts

Item Code:

71513

Lot Numbers:

0016088727

GTIN:

10886810715139

Date Ranges: Best if used by: 04/11/22, 04/21/22, 04/28/22

Product: POTATO YUKON W/SKIN 1/16"4/5 Aby Carol's Cuts

Item Code:

71541

Lot Numbers:

0016088347

GTIN:

10886810715412

Date Ranges: Best if used by: 04/01/22, 04/02/22, 04/04/22, 04/05/22, 04/07/22, 04/08/22, 04/12/22, 04/14/22, 04/15/22, 04/23/22, 04/28/22

Product: SWEET POTATO STICKS 24/2by Carol's Cuts

Item Code:

97482

Lot Numbers:

0016086793

GTIN:

10886810974826

Date Ranges: Best if used by: 03/31/22, 04/02/22, 04/13/22, 04/16/22

Product: POT. RUSSET SLCD W/S 1/16 4/5#by Carol's Cuts

Item Code:

71538

Lot Numbers:

0016086797

GTIN:

10886810715382

Date Ranges: Best if used by: 04/05/22, 04/11/22, 04/15/22, 04/18/22, 04/25/22

Product: POTATO RUSSET DICE W/SK 1"2/10by Carol's Cuts

Item Code:

71503

Lot Numbers:

0016089894

GTIN:

10886810715030

Date Ranges: Best if used by: 03/21/22, 03/22/22, 03/23/22, 03/24/22, 03/25/22, 03/28/22, 03/29/22, 04/01/22, 04/04/22, 04/05/22, 04/06/22, 04/07/22, 04/08/22, 04/09/22, 04/11/22, 04/12/22, 04/14/22, 04/15/22, 04/18/22

Additional Information

Agency: Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Event ID: 90164

Status: Resolved

Manufacturer: Liberty Fruit Co Inc DBA Carol's Cuts

Sold By: food service locations

Manufactured In: United States

Units Affected: 21 products (25,433 lbs (total))

Distributed To: Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri

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Summary

Risk

What You Should Do

This recall affects Carol's Cuts prepared potato products including Sweet, Red, Yukon, and Russet varieties in peeled, diced, sliced, and quartered formats.

Identify affected products by checking for Product Numbers 71520, 71529, 71558, 71530, 71511, 71533, 71502, 71516, 73225, 73226, 71505, 71553, 71556, 71534, 71526, 71536, 71513, 71541, 97482, 71538, or 71503. Affected products have 'Best if used by' dates between March 21, 2022, and April 29, 2022. See the Affected Products section below for the full list of affected codes.

Return the product to the place of purchase for a full refund, throw it away, or contact Liberty Fruit Co Inc directly at 1251 Argentine Blvd, Kansas City, KS 66105 for further instructions.

Call the FDA Consumer Complaint hotline at 1-888-723-3332 (1-888-SAFEFDA) or visit www.fda.gov/safety/recalls for additional information or to report a reaction.

Affected Products

Product: POTATO SWEET PEELED 2/10#by Carol's Cuts

Item Code:

71520

Lot Numbers:

0016086769

GTIN:

10886810715207

Date Ranges: Best if used by: 03/29/22, 04/05/22, 04/12/22, 04/20/22, 04/25/22

Product: POTATO RED B LG CUBE CUT 25#by Carol's Cuts

Item Code:

71529

Lot Numbers:

0016086771

GTIN:

10886810715290

Date Ranges: Best if used by: 03/23/22, 04/07/22, 04/15/22, 04/26/22, 04/27/22, 04/29/22

Product: POTATO SWEET W/SKIN DICE 1"by Carol's Cuts

Item Code:

71558

Lot Numbers:

0016086523

GTIN:

10886810715580

Product: POTATO YUKON 'A' PLD 2/10#by Carol's Cuts

Item Code:

71530

Lot Numbers:

0016086346

GTIN:

10886810715306

Product: POTATO RUSSET QUARTERED 2/10#by Carol's Cuts

Item Code:

71511

Lot Numbers:

0016086772

GTIN:

10886810715115

Date Ranges: Best if used by: 03/25/22, 03/29/22, 04/05/22, 04/06/22, 04/12/22, 04/16/22, 04/20/22, 04/23/22

Product: POTATO YUKON DICED 4/5# C/Cby Carol's Cuts

Item Code:

71533

Lot Numbers:

0016086768

71533

GTIN:

10886810715337

Date Ranges: Best if used by: 04/25/22, 04/28/22

Product: POTATO RUSSET PLD 2/10#by Carol's Cuts

Item Code:

71502

Lot Numbers:

0016086767

GTIN:

10886810715023

Date Ranges: Best if used by: 03/30/22, 04/01/22, 04/02/22, 04/04/22, 04/05/22, 04/06/22, 04/08/22, 04/12/22, 04/13/22, 04/16/22, 04/19/22, 04/20/22, 04/22/22, 04/23/22, 04/25/22, 04/26/22

Product: POTATO SWEET 1/2" DICED CC 4/5#by Carol's Cuts

Item Code:

71516

Lot Numbers:

0016086345

GTIN:

10886810715160

Product: POTATO RUSSET SLICED 1/4" 25#by Carol's Cuts

Item Code:

73225

Lot Numbers:

0016086393

GTIN:

10886810732259

Date Ranges: Best if used by: 04/06/22, 04/11/22, 04/12/22, 04/19/22, 04/25/22, 04/28/22

Product: POTATO RED QRTD 25# BSIZEby Carol's Cuts

Item Code:

73226

Lot Numbers:

0016086396

GTIN:

10886810733263

Date Ranges: Best if used by: 04/01/22, 04/04/22, 04/07/22, 04/08/22, 04/11/22, 04/12/22, 04/14/22, 04/15/22, 04/18/22, 04/19/22, 04/21/22, 04/22/22, 04/25/22, 04/28/22, 04/29/22

Product: POTATO RUSSET 1/2"DICE 4/5# Cby Carol's Cuts

Item Code:

71505

Lot Numbers:

0016086390

GTIN:

10886810715054

Date Ranges: Best if used by: 04/02/22, 04/04/22, 04/05/22, 04/07/22, 04/09/22, 04/14/22, 04/16/22, 04/21/22, 04/25/22, 04/26/22, 04/27/22, 04/28/22, 04/29/22

Product: POTATO 1/4" DICE 4/5# C/Cby Carol's Cuts

Item Code:

71553

Lot Numbers:

0016088723

GTIN:

10886810715535

Date Ranges: Best if used by: 04/06/22

Product: POTATO SLICE 1/8" 2/10# C/Cby Carol's Cuts

Item Code:

71556

Lot Numbers:

0016088729

GTIN:

10886810715566

Date Ranges: Best if used by: 04/14/22, 04/25/22

Product: POTATO YUKON QTRDW/SKIN 4/5# Bby Carol's Cuts

Item Code:

71534

Lot Numbers:

0016088724

GTIN:

10886810715344

Date Ranges: Best if used by: 04/07/22, 04/11/22, 04/22/22

Product: POTATO A REDDICE1/2"4/5#W/SKINby Carol's Cuts

Item Code:

71526

Lot Numbers:

0016088725

GTIN:

10886810715269

Date Ranges: Best if used by: 04/26/22

Product: POT. YUKON "A" DICE/SK 25# CCby Carol's Cuts

Item Code:

71536

Lot Numbers:

0016088728

GTIN:

10886810715368

Date Ranges: Best if used by: 04/12/22, 04/14/22, 04/19/22

Product: POTATO SWEET DICE 1" 4/5#by Carol's Cuts

Item Code:

71513

Lot Numbers:

0016088727

GTIN:

10886810715139

Date Ranges: Best if used by: 04/11/22, 04/21/22, 04/28/22

Product: POTATO YUKON W/SKIN 1/16"4/5 Aby Carol's Cuts

Item Code:

71541

Lot Numbers:

0016088347

GTIN:

10886810715412

Date Ranges: Best if used by: 04/01/22, 04/02/22, 04/04/22, 04/05/22, 04/07/22, 04/08/22, 04/12/22, 04/14/22, 04/15/22, 04/23/22, 04/28/22

Product: SWEET POTATO STICKS 24/2by Carol's Cuts

Item Code:

97482

Lot Numbers:

0016086793

GTIN:

10886810974826

Date Ranges: Best if used by: 03/31/22, 04/02/22, 04/13/22, 04/16/22

Product: POT. RUSSET SLCD W/S 1/16 4/5#by Carol's Cuts

Item Code:

71538

Lot Numbers:

0016086797

GTIN:

10886810715382

Date Ranges: Best if used by: 04/05/22, 04/11/22, 04/15/22, 04/18/22, 04/25/22

Product: POTATO RUSSET DICE W/SK 1"2/10by Carol's Cuts

Item Code:

71503

Lot Numbers:

0016089894

GTIN:

10886810715030