The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-0034-2017·Announced 2016-10-19

Weis Markets Recalls Bakery Products Due to Potential Metal Fragments

Weis Markets is voluntarily recalling 30 bakery products, including cookies and muffins, due to potential 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 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class II. According to the rubric, FDA Class II recalls with potential for significant injury (metal fragments) map to a severity score of 4 (Severe), as it exceeds the threshold for High (3) which is typically for theoretical risks or specific pathogens without injury reports, and metal ingestion is a direct physical hazard.

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 as a result of a supplier's recall of the sugar ingredient. The affected products were distributed to Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Maryland, and Virginia. The specific product identified in the structured data is Sour Cream Cookies (6 count), with a total of 170,186 units recalled.

Consumers should check their pantries for these products and stop consuming them if they are present. The recall is classified as FDA Class II.

The recalled product

Product
Sour Cream Cookies (6 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 # 2100775004499

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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