FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class III

Class IIIF-2398-2016

Product

Family Gourmet, Sugar Wafers, Strawberry, Net Wt 8 OZ (227 g), Distributed By: Family Dollar Services, Inc. Charlotte, NC 28201 USA Product of Canada

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
08276AG, 08276BG
Quantity
3059 boxes

Why it was recalled

Sugar wafer cookies contain an ingredient that was recalled by the ingredient manufacturer due to the presence of extraneous foreign matter in the refined granulated sugar (ingredient in the finished product).

Recalling firm

Firm
Shearer's Snacks
Notification channel
Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
3000 Mount Pleasant St, Burlington, Iowa 52601-2064

Distribution

Distribution pattern
Distributed to customer distribution centers in FL, IA, IL, IN, KY, NC, NY, OK, TX, and VA.

Timeline

Recall initiated
2016-02-01
FDA classified
2016-09-21
Posted by FDA
2016-09-28
Terminated
2017-12-05
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-2398-2016. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.