The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-0022-2017·Announced 2016-10-19

Weis Markets Recalls Bakery Products Due to Potential Metal Fragments

Weis Markets is voluntarily recalling 30 bakery products, including muffins and cookies, due to the potential presence of small metal fragments in the sugar topping.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class II

Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.

This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a risk-of-harm product (metal fragments) where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the High severity criteria for potential physical injury without confirmed cases.

Plain-English summary

Weis Markets, Inc., Ice Cream Division, is issuing a voluntary recall for 30 bakery products, including muffins, cookies, shortbread, and baked bread items. The recall is being conducted due to the potential presence of small metal fragments (2-9mm) in the sugar topping used on these products.

The voluntary action is being taken in response to a recall of the sugar ingredient by the company's suppliers. The specific product identified in the structured data is Gourmet Chocolate Chip Monster Muffins (4 count), with a total of 170,186 units affected. These products were distributed to Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Maryland, and Virginia.

Consumers who have purchased these products should check their pantries for the affected items. The source text does not provide specific instructions on disposal or return, but the recall is driven by the supplier's action regarding the sugar ingredient.

The recalled product

Product
Gourmet Chocolate Chip Monster Muffins (4 count)
Manufacturer
Weis Markets, Inc., Ice Cream Division
Category
Food — Bakery
Hazard
Affected units
170,186

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (1)

  • UPC # 2100857004003

Distribution

Distributed in 5 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 30 recalled by Weis Markets, Inc., Ice Cream Division under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

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