Company Recalls Mustard Flavor Honey BBQ Sauce

The FDA said the recall was initiated after the company was notified by a customer that the sweet Honey BBQ Sauce was mis-labeled with the mustard Honey BBQ Sauce label.

Juliette Fairley

Published: 3/3/2026, 2:01:46 PM EST

Company Recalls Mustard Flavor Honey BBQ Sauce — Photo of BBQ sauce (Courtesy of the FDA)

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the recall of a barbecue sauce that was distributed nationwide to retail stores and consumers between July 30, 2025, and Feb. 26.

The potential for consumer allergic reactions to wheat and soy led Savannah Bee Company to withdraw its mustard-flavored Honey BBQ Sauce last week, according to a Feb. 27 FDA notice.

The sauce is packaged in two other flavors that include hot Honey BBQ Sauce and sweet Honey BBQ Sauce.

The recall was initiated after the company was notified by a customer that the sweet Honey BBQ Sauce was mislabeled with the mustard Honey BBQ Sauce label, according to FDA officials.

“Subsequent investigation discovered the mislabeled products failed to include the allergens wheat and soy in the ingredient statement that is contained in the Honey BBQ Sauce-Sweet,” they said.

In addition to wheat and soybeans, there are seven other major food allergens that the FDA requires all companies to identify in their products.

They include milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, and sesame.

“People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to wheat or soy run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume the honey BBQ sauce-mustard,” the FDA said.

The sauce is packaged in 16-ounce clear glass bottles with an orange label and expiration date of May 16, 2027, marked on the neck of the bottle.

The FDA urged consumers who purchased the seasoning with batch code B1L1360525 to return it to the place of purchase for a full refund.

No illnesses have been reported so far.

In a similar but separate recall, the FDA assigned its highest risk warning to 192 bottles of a barbecue and dip sauce called Anthony's Barbecue & Dip-It Sauce that were distributed in Oregon.

The potential presence of an undeclared allergen in the form of anchovy fish led Anthony's BBQ of Harbor, Oregon, to recall the product on Nov. 26, 2025, because the label did not declare Worcestershire, according to a Jan. 16 FDA enforcement report.

Two months ago, the FDA designated the recall a Class 1 event, which is the federal government’s highest risk alert level and is described on the FDA website as having a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the product would cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

“With AI increasingly taking over, it may minimize the risk of human error, but it also means a human isn’t there to detect a mechanical failure,” registered dietitian nutritionist Tiffany Bruno told NTD. “More real-time monitoring might be needed by qualified humans to oversee automated processes.”