“Motts Apple Sauce Recall: Foreign Metal Object Hazard.” GovInfoNow, updated October 4, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/13724-motts-apple-sauce-recall-foreign-metal-object-hazard. Based on FDA recall #F-0232-2022 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-0232-2022%22&limit=1).
MOTTS LLP voluntarily recalled Motts No Sugar Added Apple Sauce - 3.9 oz. due to potential metal contamination, the FDA said on Nov. 17, 2021. The Class II recall affects products distributed in Illinois.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: Motts
Product: Motts No Sugar Added Apple Sauce - 3.9 oz.
Best by date: dec 20, 2022
Time stamp: 722-804
Distribution: IL
The hazard
The apple sauce may contain a foreign object made of metal. The FDA classified this as a Class II recall.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show MOTTS LLP has one other recall on record since May 18, 2023. On May 18, 2023, Mott's Applesauce was recalled for elevated patulin levels in 6-packs. Other recent recalls of similar products include Gifford's POWER PLAY FUDGE Ice Cream Recall (Aug. 14, 2026), WY Duck Sauce Recall (June 4, 2026), and Ukrop's Bread Pudding with Vanilla Sauce Recall (July 30, 2026).
How to tell if you have this one
Check for the product name 'Motts No Sugar Added Apple Sauce' and the best by date of December 20, 2022. The product code is 722-804.
Brand
Motts
Category
Food
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check Product Date
Look for the best by date on the label, which should be December 20, 2022 or earlier.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in Illinois.
Listed by the agency
Not listed
FDA distribution: “IL” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: Illinois.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 4 months after the firm started it.
1Firm started the recall
2FDA classified it Class II
3Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
4FDA terminated the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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Official source: FDA Recall #F-0232-2022 (November 17, 2021) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-0232-2022 to see it in context.
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