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Food recall: Frontera Texas Original Taco Skillet Sauce with mild red chile + cumin 8 oz. pouch

FDA enforcement event 73966 · Class II · initiated 26 Apr 2016 · status Terminated · terminated 5 Dec 2016

FoodVoluntary: Firm initiated1 product recordHouston, TX

Riba Foods Inc (Houston, TX) initiated this food recall on 26 Apr 2016; FDA lists 1 product record under event 73966, classified Class II.

FDA defines Class II as 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. 43% of the 799 food enforcement events initiated in 2016 carry the same class.

Status: Terminated, terminated 5 Dec 2016. Initiation: voluntary: firm initiated. Riba Foods Inc has 5 enforcement events on this register, with a median of 1 product record per event.

Recall classification reflects the relative degree of health hazard. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. openFDA export dated 28 Sep 2026.

Recalling firm

Riba Foods Inc, Houston, TX.

Reason for recall

"Product may have undeclared soy from soy sauce."

Distribution

"US"

Product records

Recall numberProductQuantityClassStatusReport date
F-0379-2017Frontera Texas Original Taco Skillet Sauce with mild red chile + cumin 8 oz. pouch3888 casesClass IITerminated9 Nov 2016

Context

43%of 2016 food events are Class II799 events that year
1product record in this eventfirm median: 1
5events on this register for the firm

Other enforcement events for Riba Foods Inc

InitiatedProduct (first record)TypeClassRecords
21 Oct 2019Fire Roasted Medium Arriba! Bacon Salsa with Real Bacon NET WT 16 OZ. UPC Code: 033907 20513 1 packaged in a clear glassFoodClass II1
11 Apr 2018Four J Charred Tomato & Basil Sauce 24 oz packaged in a glass jar, 6 units per caseFoodClass II1
3 Jun 2016Bayou Brothers Creole Sauce NET WT 33OZ. (2 LBS 1 OZ) 936g packaged in a glass jarFoodClass II1
10 Nov 2014Arriba! 16 oz. Chili Con Queso-Hot; 6 units per caseFoodClass II6

All 5 events for Riba Foods Inc

Questions and answers

Why was this food recalled?

FDA's record gives the reason for recall as: "Product may have undeclared soy from soy sauce."

What does Class II mean?

FDA classifies recalls by relative degree of health hazard. Class II is 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.

Where was the product distributed?

FDA's distribution pattern field reads: "US"

Is the recall still ongoing?

FDA lists the status as Terminated; the termination date is 5 Dec 2016. "Terminated" means FDA has determined that all reasonable efforts to remove or correct the product have been made.

Where does this data come from?

openFDA enforcement reports (food, drug and device), CC0, export dated 28 Sep 2026. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. The FDA enforcement report linked above is authoritative.

Provenance

Source: openFDA food enforcement reports (CC0), export dated 28 Sep 2026; records grouped by FDA event number. The class shown for the event is the most severe class among its records. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.