You check the label for allergens because that’s what you’re supposed to do — and most of the time, the label tells you the truth. Every so often, though, the gap isn’t in your reading. It’s in what never made it onto the package at all.
Saint Francis Apizza, a Cincinnati pizzeria, voluntarily recalled four of its frozen pizzas this month after discovering the dough contained soy that was never listed as an allergen on the label.
What’s actually being recalled
The recall, announced October 2 and reported by Hoodline, covers Saint Francis Apizza’s plain cheese, pepperoni, supreme, and mushroom-and-onion frozen pizzas. These are sold through area retailers in Cincinnati, Dayton and Northern Kentucky, as well as online through Cincy Favorites.
If you’ve picked up one of these pizzas from a local grocer in that region, or ordered one through the online retailer, this is the recall that applies to you — not a national chain product, but a locally distributed one with a real footprint across three metro areas.
The allergen that went missing from the label
The problem: soybean oil and soy lecithin were present in the dough, but neither was listed as an allergen on the finished product’s label. For most people, that’s a non-issue — soy is one of the most common ingredients in packaged food, and most of us eat it without a second thought…