Agency classClass IOur severity:Critical FDA (Food)·F-0145-2020·Announced 2019-11-20

Frozen Cookie Doughballs Recalled Due to Allergic Reaction Complaint

California New Foods is recalling Carolyn's Cookie Company Frozen Cookie Doughballs after a consumer reported an allergic reaction.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class I

Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

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 5/5 (Critical).

Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of at least 4. The source text explicitly states a consumer complaint of an allergic reaction, which constitutes a reported injury, elevating the severity to Critical (5) per the rubric criteria for reported serious injury.

Plain-English summary

California New Foods is voluntarily recalling approximately 8,923 cases of Carolyn's Cookie Company Frozen Cookie Doughballs - Bake at Home, Snickerdoodle variety. The product is a 22-ounce frozen cookie dough item. The recall was initiated after the firm received a consumer complaint reporting an allergic reaction following consumption of the product.

The affected product was distributed in the United States to California and Nevada. No foreign distribution occurred. The recall includes all date codes beginning April 7, 2019, through March 29, 2020, and specific lot codes listed in the agency notice.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their pantries for the specific UPC code 680569160317 and the listed date and lot codes. If the product is found, consumers should stop using it and contact the recalling firm for instructions on disposal or return.

The recalled product

Product: Carolyn's Cookie Company - Frozen Cookie Doughballs - Bake at Home. Snickerdoodle Net Wt. 22 oz. (623.7g) UPC Code 680569160317
Manufacturer: California New foods
Category: Food — Frozen Baked Goods
Hazard: allergic-reaction
Affected units: 8,923

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 (20)

All date codes beginning April 7
2019 through March 29
2020 Lot Codes: 4719
42719
5419
51519
52519
6819
61919
71019
73119
81119
82419
91119
92119
102519
111519
111819
112919
121619

Distribution

Distributed in 2 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 9 recalled by California New foods 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.

See all 9 products in this recall →

Same manufacturer · California New foods

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