Class I · Recall · initiated November 7, 2025 · Terminated
Anthony's BBQ recalls 192 bottles of Barbecue & Dip-It Sauce for undeclared anchovy
A Harbor, Oregon sauce maker recalled 192 fifteen-ounce bottles of Anthony's Barbecue & Dip-It Sauce, sold only in Oregon, because the label does not declare the anchovy in the Worcestershire sauce it contains.
The record
- Firm
- Anthony's BBQ, Harbor, OR
- Product
- Anthony's Barbecue & Dip-It Sauce, 15 oz. (425g) glass bottle, UPC 6 89076 62272 1. Anthony's BBQ Sauce PO Box 3239 Harbor, OR 97415. The ingredients statement on the recalled bottle is declared as "***Ingredients: Tomatoes, Brown Sugar, Distilled Water, Distilled Vinegar, Garlic, Onion, Liquid Smo
- Reason, as filed
- “Undeclared allergen (fish). Anthony's Barbecue & Dip-It Sauce label does not declare Worcestershire (Anchovy).”
- Classification
- Class I (Class I: reasonable probability of serious health consequences or death)
- Recall number
- H-0407-2026
- Initiated
- November 7, 2025
- Posted by FDA
- January 28, 2026
- Status
- Terminated · Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Quantity
- 192/15 oz glass bottles
- Distribution
- Distributed only in OR.
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Why it happened, in plain English
The filed reason is specific: the label “does not declare Worcestershire (Anchovy).” Worcestershire sauce is a purchased sub-ingredient, and most versions contain anchovy, a fish allergen. The bottle lists tomatoes, brown sugar, vinegar, garlic, onion, liquid smoke and more, but the record says Worcestershire and its anchovy are missing. This is the classic hidden-allergen case for a small sauce company: an ingredient that is itself a formulated product, with an allergen inside it.
The record does not say whether the Worcestershire was left off the label entirely or listed without its sub-ingredients. Either way, the fix is the same. Every purchased compound ingredient has to be declared with its own components, and a fish allergen inside it has to appear in the contains statement. Only 192 bottles, one state, recall terminated, but a fish allergen makes it Class I regardless of volume.
Who else should care
Small-batch sauce, marinade, dressing and rub makers who build recipes around a store-bought compound ingredient: Worcestershire, fish sauce, oyster sauce, soy sauce, bouillon. Each of those carries allergens that belong on your label.
Farmers-market and regional brands that moved from a kitchen recipe to a printed label are the most exposed, because the label was written from the recipe rather than from the ingredient spec sheets. Check: whether every compound ingredient in your formula has been broken out on your label with its sub-ingredients and allergens.
Written 2026-09-08. Analysis is editorial; the record above is FDA's.