Valanga Gourmet Snickerdoodle Cookies Recalled for Undeclared Milk Allergen
Avalanche Distributing is recalling 1,700 Valanga Gourmet Snickerdoodle Cookies because the label fails to declare milk, a major allergen, despite containing whey.
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 allergen mislabeling on a common allergen (milk), which corresponds to a severity score of 3 (High) per the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Avalanche Distributing, LLC is recalling 1,700 Valanga Gourmet brand Snickerdoodle Cookies. The product is a 4.4 oz (124g) individually wrapped cookie with a UPC of 814524616004. The recall is due to a labeling error where the firm declares whey as a sub-ingredient of the margarine but fails to declare milk, which is a major food allergen.
The affected cookies were distributed in Oregon and Washington. The specific lot codes for the recalled product are 121720, 112520, and 110320. These codes represent the date of production in DDMMYY format. The product has an expected shelf life of 6 months frozen and 2 months refrigerated.
Consumers with these specific lot codes should not consume the product. Individuals with a milk allergy should be particularly cautious. The recall is classified as FDA Class II, indicating a situation where there is a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.
The recalled product
- Product
- Valanga Gourmet brand Snickerdoodle Cookie with cinnamon sugar on the outside. Each cookie is wrapped and sold individually. Expected shelf life 6 months frozen and 2 months refrigerated. Net wt. 4.4 oz (124g). UPC 814524616004. The Snickerdoodle Cookie label is read in…
- Manufacturer
- Avalanche Distributing, LLC
- Category
- Food — Baked Goods
- Affected units
- 1,700
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 (3)
- Codes: 121720
- 112520
- and 110320 The product lot code is a six digit date of production (DDMMYY).
Distribution
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