“Southern Style Mfg Sweet and Sour 3 Gallon Recall: Undeclared Yellow 5 Hazard.” GovInfoNow, updated October 5, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/16967-southern-style-mfg-sweet-and-sour-3-gallon-recall-undeclared. Based on FDA recall #F-2102-2019 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-2102-2019%22&limit=1).
The Food and Drug Administration announced on July 11, 2019, that Southern Style Mfg is recalling Dolce Piquant Sweet and Sour and Freshmo Sweet and Sour sauces due to undeclared yellow 5. The agency issued recall number F-2102-2019 for the voluntary Class II action.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: Southern Style Mfg
Products: Dolce Piquant Sweet and Sour 3 gallon (384 Fl OZ); Freshmo Sweet and Sour in 3 gallon (384 Fl OZ)
Lot numbers: Starting with 2019
Distribution: TX and CA
The hazard
The recalled products contain undeclared yellow 5, an allergen that may cause adverse reactions in sensitive individuals. The FDA classified this as a Class II recall.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show other recent recalls involving undeclared color additives include the King Calypso Tropic Tango Lemonade recall on April 23, 2026, and the Catao Market Mini Gaceniga Cuban Loaf Cake Raisins recall on Dec. 18, 2025. Additional similar product recalls listed in GovInfoNow records include the FlavorsandColor Honeyville Yellow Color 1 Gallon recall dated July 28, 2026.
How to tell if you have this one
Check the product label for lot numbers starting with 2019. The affected products are Dolce Piquant Sweet and Sour and Freshmo Sweet and Sour in 3-gallon sizes.
Brand
Southern Style Mfg
Category
Food
FDA recall event · 2 products
All 2 products in this recall
FDA lists each product line separately under one recall event. Check your product description, lot or code numbers against each row. Every row shares the hazard and remedy on this page.
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Distribution
TX and CA
Recall number
Product, codes & lots
F-2102-2019
Dolce Piquant Sweet and Sour 3 gallon (384 Fl OZ) and Freshmo Sweet and Sour in 3 gallon (384 Fl OZ); Lot numbers starting with 2019
F-2103-2019
Orange cocktail 3 gallon (384 Fl OZ); Lot numbers starting with 2019
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check Product Label
Look for lot numbers starting with 2019 on the product label.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in California and Texas.
Listed by the agency
Not listed
FDA distribution: “TX and CA” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: California, Texas.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 2 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.
The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
Official source: FDA Recall #F-2102-2019 (July 11, 2019) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-2102-2019 to see it in context.
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