Class IF-1390-2012

Class I— FDA's most serious classification, issued when there is a reasonable probability that consumption of or exposure to the product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

Product

1) Crispy Pistachio Cookies is labeled in part: "***VEGETARIAN***NO EGG***CRISPY***By TWI Foods***PISTACHIO COOKIES***Just Baked!***Biscuit Pistache***Net Wt./Poids Net 200g/7oz***TWI FOODS INC***1869 Cage Court, Mississauga, ON Canada L5S 1S3. 1-866-9-CRISPY*** ; 2) Crispy Pistachio Cookies is labeled in part: "***VEGETARIAN***NO EGG***CRISPY***By TWI Foods***PISTACHIO COOKIES***Just Baked!***Biscuit Pistache***Net Wt./Poids Net 400g/14oz***www.CrispyJustBaked.com***Ingredients: Wheat flour, soybean oil margarine, sugar, pista, cornstarch, (vegetable based soy lecithin and soy protein), corn syrup, baking powder, artificial flavor, salt, and ammonium carbonate.***6 27265 00161 2***"

Type: Food
Affected lot / code info: All Lots All Codes with expiration date up to 03/27/2013.
Quantity: 1) 13 cases; 2) 2 cases

Why it was recalled

House of Spices (India) Inc., Orlando, FL is recalling 7 oz packages of Crispy Coconut Cookies, Crispy Almond Cookies, 7oz and 14 oz Crispy Pistachio Cookies manufactured by TWI Foods Inc. Ontario Canada. The products may contain undeclared milk and almonds.

Recalling firm

Firm: House of Spices (India) Inc.
Notification channel: Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
Type: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address: 1137 Doss Ave, ORLANDO, Florida 32809-4730

Distribution

Distribution pattern: Distributed to ethnic retail stores in Florida.

Timeline

Recall initiated: 2012-04-05
FDA classified: 2012-06-08
Posted by FDA: 2012-06-20
Terminated: 2014-10-17
Status: Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-1390-2012. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.