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Mezzetta GOLDEN GREEK PEPERONCINI MEDIUM HEAT 32 FL OZ G.L…

Recall started · FDA enforcement report Oct. 14, 2026 · On this site since Oct. 21, 2026 Class II

Reason
Potential contamination with foreign objects: mice.
Status
Ongoing
Distribution
Domestic: AZ, CA, CO, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, MI, MN, MO, NC, OH, OK, OR, PA, SD, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI. Foreign: Not applicable.

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Enforcement report date
Oct. 14, 2026
Risk class
Class II (FDA's definition, 21 CFR 7.3(m): 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)
Status
Ongoing (FDA's definition: a recall which is currently in progress; as in openFDA's data of Nov. 10, 2026)
Filed by
G L Mezzetta Inc
Product
Mezzetta GOLDEN GREEK PEPERONCINI MEDIUM HEAT 32 FL OZ G.L. MEZZETTA, INC., AMERICAN CANYON, NAPA VALLEY, CA 94503 PRODUCT OF GREECE UPC: 073214003280
Reason
Potential contamination with foreign objects: mice.
Distribution pattern
Domestic: AZ, CA, CO, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, MI, MN, MO, NC, OH, OK, OR, PA, SD, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI. Foreign: Not applicable.
Quantity
7,497 cases (6 units/case)
Codes and lots
Lots: 720106. Best if used by: July 2029.
Recall started
Sept. 19, 2026
Voluntary or mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number
H-0007-2027

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“Potential contamination with foreign objects: mice.”Mezzetta GOLDEN GREEK PEPERONCINI MEDIUM HEAT 32 FL OZ G.L. MEZZETTA, INC., AMERICAN CANYON, NAPA VALLEY, CA 94503 PRODUCT OF GREECE UPC: 073214003280, FDA enforcement report, 2026-10-14. The caption is the record's own words.

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  • FDA's enforcement report came 25 days after the firm started the recall. For half of the 427 FDA food recall events reported in 2026 so far with a start date, it took 34 days or fewer (by year).

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FDA recall record H-0007-2027, Oct. 14, 2026. "Mezzetta GOLDEN GREEK PEPERONCINI MEDIUM HEAT 32 FL OZ G.L." PlainRecords, https://plainrecords.com/recall/food/h-0007-2027/ (on this site since Oct. 21, 2026; as of the day it was built).

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