McCormick Stubb's Sticky Sweet BBQ Sauce 18oz Recall: Glass Defect Risk
McCormick recalls 18oz Stubb's Sticky Sweet BBQ Sauce (Best By Jan 17, 2020) due to glass bottle defects that may cause chipping or missing glass.
Use caution until it’s fixed
McCormick & Co., Inc., has decided to initiated a voluntary recall of there Stubb s Sticky Sweet BBQ Sauce 18oz Bottle. Best By Date of January 17, 2020. Because of a glass bottle defect. The glass defect involves various thickness and defects that may result in chipped or missing glass.
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What happened, in plain English
McCormick is recalling 18-ounce Stubb's Sticky Sweet BBQ Sauce bottles with a Best By Date of January 17, 2020 because of glass defects that could cause chipping or missing glass. This poses a risk of injury if the bottle breaks during use. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/22289-mccormick-stubb-s-sticky-sweet-bbq-sauce-18oz-recall-glass.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/22289-mccormick-stubb-s-sticky-sweet-bbq-sauce-18oz-recall-glass · Updated October 8, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-1576-2017
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“McCormick Stubb's Sticky Sweet BBQ Sauce 18oz Recall: Glass Defect Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 8, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/22289-mccormick-stubb-s-sticky-sweet-bbq-sauce-18oz-recall-glass. Based on FDA recall #F-1576-2017 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-1576-2017%22&limit=1).
Why it’s dangerous
The glass bottles have defects in thickness that could cause chipping or missing glass. If the bottle breaks during use, it may cause injury from sharp glass fragments.
Who’s affected
Owners of Stubb's Sticky Sweet BBQ Sauce 18oz bottles with a Best By Date of January 17, 2020 are affected. People who use these bottles for cooking or food preparation are most at risk.
How to tell if you have this one
Check for Stubb's Sticky Sweet BBQ Sauce 18oz bottles with a Best By Date of January 17, 2020. The product was sold by McCormick & Co. Inc. Spice Mill Plant.
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What to do — step by step
Check Bottle Condition
Inspect the bottle for chipping or missing glass, which could indicate the defect.
Discard Unsafe Bottles
If the bottle shows signs of chipping or missing glass, discard it immediately.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide; the notice names 16 states.
FDA distribution: “Nationwide distribution to: PA, KS, AR, GA, IN, ME, MO, WI, IN, FL, VA, OH, NY, TN, MI, KY, DE” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
Named in the notice: Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, Wisconsin.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 6 months after the firm started it.
- Firm started the recall
- FDA classified it Class II
- Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
- FDA terminated the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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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-1576-2017 (February 13, 2017) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-1576-2017 to see it in context.
- Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on October 8, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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