FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class II

Class IIF-1394-2018

Product

Whole Wheat Chocolate Animal Cookies; 5 oz. pouch, 5 lb. Corporate bags UPC: 8 58950 00508 6 Ingredients: Whole Wheat Flour, Unbleached Enriched Wheat Flour (niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid). soluble Corn Prebiotic Fiber, Granulated sugar, Expeller Expressed Canola Oil, cocoa powder, Unsweetened Chocolate, natural Flavor, Baking Soda, Salt, Pure Vanilla Extract. Contains: Wheat Packed in a facility that also processes peanuts, tree nuts, milk, wheat, egg and soy. distributed by NatureBox Redwood City, CA Vanilla cookies ingredients contain Soy Lecithin: Contains: Wheat and Soy

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
Lot code 18073 best by date of 9/14/18.
Quantity
1034 bags, 38 corporate bags

Why it was recalled

While packing from a bulk bin of whole wheat chocolate animal cookies, 2 whole wheat vanilla animal cookies were discovered. The vanilla cookies contain soy lecithin that is not declared on the chocolate cookie label.

Recalling firm

Firm
NatureBox, Inc.
Notification channel
E-Mail
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
100 Redwood Shores Pkwy Fl 2, N/A, Redwood City, California 94065-1155

Distribution

Distribution pattern
nationwide

Timeline

Recall initiated
2018-04-18
FDA classified
2018-05-08
Posted by FDA
2018-05-16
Terminated
2018-05-10
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-1394-2018. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.