CLASS II Food recall · Reported 20 Feb 2013 · FDA Enforcement Report
"Estrella***Empanadillas de Pizza" recalled by Suadel Food Products
Suadel Food Products is recalling "Estrella***Empanadillas de Pizza" (Pizza turnovers)*** and***Elaborado y Empacado por, distributed in Puerto Rico. The recall was initiated on 21 Dec 2012 and the FDA has classified it as Class II.
Check your package
Do not eat it. Return it to the store for a refund or throw it away. If you have symptoms after eating it, contact a doctor.
Recall details
- Recall number
- F-0971-2013
- FDA event ID
- 63970
- Recalling firm
- Suadel Food Products, Bayamon, PR
- Classification
- Class II
- Status
- Terminated
- Recall initiated
- 21 Dec 2012
- FDA classified
- 14 Feb 2013
- Reported
- 20 Feb 2013
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Customers notified by
- Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
- Reason category
- Undeclared Milk
- Product category
- Frozen Pizza
Timeline
| 21 Dec 2012 | Recall initiated by company | |
| 14 Feb 2013 | Classified by FDA | +55 days |
| 20 Feb 2013 | Published in enforcement report | +6 days |
Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.
Reason for recall
Undeclared wheat and undeclared milk as the source of cheese.
Product as listed by the FDA
"ESTRELLA***Empanadillas de Pizza" (Pizza turnovers)***5 units, 12 units and 24 units***Elaborado y Empacado por: Estrella Food Products, Inc., Bayamon, PR 00959-1906***".
Where it was distributed
Puerto Rico only
Questions about this recall
Why was it recalled?
Undeclared wheat and undeclared milk as the source of cheese.
Which lots are affected?
No code
Where was it sold?
Puerto Rico only
What should I do if I have it?
Do not eat it. Return it to the store for a refund or throw it away. If you have symptoms after eating it, contact a doctor.
What does Class II mean?
Class II means the product may cause temporary or medically reversible health problems, or the probability of serious harm is remote.
Read the official FDA notice · Source record retrieved 26 Sep 2026. The FDA describes openFDA data as unvalidated; the official notice takes precedence. This page reports the record and gives no medical advice.
Other products in this recall event
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