Food recall: "***Productos El Gauchito Empanadillas Argentinas Caprese (Caprese Turnovers)***keep frozen or refrigerated***consumer…
Class II FDA enforcement event 62923. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
Undeclared milk as the source of cheese. Undeclared wheat, soy and FD&C Yellow #5, Yellow #6 and Red #40 contained in soft dough shells.
Class II, in the words of FDA
a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote
The recalling firm started this food recall on 20 Aug 2012. The FDA record names a person as the firm, and this site does not show the name. The firm address in the FDA record is in Bayamon, PR. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 62923 has 4 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 7 Nov 2012. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 13 Jun 2014.
It is important to note that most of the time recall classifications are determined after the recalling firm provides all of the information needed to determine the risk posed to public health. The classification and posting in the FDA Enforcement Report should not be seen as an expansion or change to a firm’s voluntary public warning.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
Puerto Rico only (hotels, gas stations, restaurants)
Recalling firm
The name is withheld, Bayamon, PR.
The FDA record gives the name of a person as the recalling firm. This site does not show the names of persons.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
4 product records in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F-0565-2013 | "***Productos El Gauchito Empanadillas Argentinas Caprese (Caprese Turnovers)***keep frozen or refrigerated***consumer contact: productoselgauchito@hotmail.com Av. Minillas NM-16 Bayamon PR 00956***" | N/A | Class II | Terminated | 7 Nov 2012 |
| F-0566-2013 | "***Productos El Gauchito Empanadillas Argentinas de Guayaba y Queso (Guava and Cheese Turnovers)***keep frozen or refrigerated***consumer contact: productoselgauchito@hotmail.com Av. Minillas NM-16 Bayamon PR 00956***" | N/A | Class II | Terminated | 7 Nov 2012 |
| F-0567-2013 | "***Productos El Gauchito Empanadillas Argentinas de Espinaca (Spinach Turnovers)***keep frozen or refrigerated***consumer contact: productoselgauchito@hotmail.com Av. Minillas NM-16 Bayamon PR 00956***" | N/A | Class II | Terminated | 7 Nov 2012 |
| F-0568-2013 | "***Productos El Gauchito Empanadillas Argentinas de Queso y Cebolla (Cheese and OnionTurnovers)***keep frozen or refrigerated***consumer contact: productoselgauchito@hotmail.com Av. Minillas NM-16 Bayamon PR 00956***" | N/A | Class II | Terminated | 7 Nov 2012 |
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Class II: The middle of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Food events that started in 2012
- 515
- Share of these events in Class II
- 40%
- Product records in this event
- 4
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report F-0565-2013The FDA record of the first product of this event.
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Cite this page
Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 62923. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/62923/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- openFDA food enforcement reports
- Licence
- CC0 1.0
- Export date
- 28 Sep 2026
- Newest FDA report date on the register
- 23 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Where was the product distributed?
- The FDA record gives this distribution:
Puerto Rico only (hotels, gas stations, restaurants)
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 62923?
- The event has 4 product records. The first record gives this quantity:
N/A
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many food recalls of 2012 have the same class?
- 40% of the 515 food events that started in 2012 are in Class II.