Golden State Foods Recall: Notification by supplier of a recall of starch ingredient due to metal fragments. Ingredient was used in the manufacture of finished products.

🇺🇸 United States

1. January 7, 2020 - Recall initiated
2. February 12, 2020 - Reported by source
3. July 2, 2020 - Recall terminated

Official source record

Agency

FDA

Dataset

FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)

Recall number

F-0637-2020

Event ID

84682

Status

Terminated

Classification

Class II

Company

Golden State Foods

Product description

Taco Bell Creamy Jalapeno Sauce; GIN: 54973 12/25.5 oz. Pouches Net Wt: 19.12 lbs.(8.68 kg) Supplier ID: 0005320-01 GSF Product # 02598 Customer Product #: 0054943 Packed exclusively for use by Taco Bell and its franchisees. Taco Bell Corp., Irvine, CA 92618

Quantity

4,977 cases

Reason

Notification by supplier of a recall of starch ingredient due to metal fragments. Ingredient was used in the manufacture of finished products.

Recall initiation date

January 7, 2020

Report date

February 12, 2020

Classification date

Not published in this source record

Termination date

July 2, 2020

Distribution pattern

4 customers with DC locations in TX, KS, NC, OH, FL, TN, MI, WI, FL, GA, VA, SC, KY, IL, NJ, NY, CA, OR, CO, AZ.

UPC, lot, and code information

Use by dates: 3/26/2020 3/27/2020

Voluntary or mandated

Voluntary: Firm initiated

Initial notification method

Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit

Source last updated

Not tracked separately from the Public Health Trace retrieval date below

Public Health Trace retrieval date

July 18, 2026 ET

Other products recalled under this same event

This recall shares FDA event ID 84682 with 3 other product entries in Public Health Trace.

Responsible company: Golden State Foods

Other recalls from Golden State Foods

A map highlighting the states named in the source's distribution description.

Distributed No data published

Shading reflects state-level totals only, as published by the source. It does not imply county-level or point-level precision.

Distribution map

State	Distributed
District of Columbia	1
Texas	1
Kansas	1
North Carolina	1
Ohio	1
Florida	1
Tennessee	1
Michigan	1
Wisconsin	1
Georgia	1
Virginia	1
South Carolina	1
Kentucky	1
Illinois	1
New Jersey	1
New York	1
California	1
Oregon	1
Colorado	1
Arizona	1

States shown are extracted from the source's free-text distribution description above; a narrative description (e.g. "distributed nationwide") may not list individual states to extract.

Where this information comes from

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Technical source data

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Retrieved by Public Health Trace: July 18, 2026 ET

Frequently asked questions

What does a Class II mean?

A situation in which use of or exposure to a product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious consequences is remote.

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