The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-0143-2016·Announced 2015-11-11

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Recalled for Potential Glass Contamination

Krispy Kreme is recalling Signature Doughnuts, Half Dozen, due to the potential presence of glass. Consumers should discard the product.

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 (glass foreign matter) where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the High severity criteria.

Plain-English summary

Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation is recalling Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Signature Doughnuts, Half Dozen, Net Wt. 9.5oz. The recall was initiated because the finished product may contain foreign matter, specifically glass.

The affected product is identified by the lot code 10/18/15. The product was distributed in Georgia (GA).

Consumers who have purchased this product should discard it or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Signature Doughnuts, Half Dozen, Net Wt. 9.5oz, Manufactured under the authority of Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation, Winston Salem, NC 27102.

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Lot numbers (1)

  • Lot code: 10/18/15.

Distribution

Distributed in 1 state:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 9 recalled by Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation 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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