The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-0613-2023·Announced 2023-03-22

Chocolate Peanut Butter cereal recalled due to metal contamination

Catalina Snacks is recalling Chocolate Peanut Butter cereal (9oz pouches) due to metal contamination. The recall affects approximately 316,980 pouches distributed across multiple states and online retailers.

What this means for you

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: FDA Class II recall with metal contamination creating a choking and foreign body injury hazard. No reported illnesses or deaths are documented, making this a risk-of-harm product where injury has not yet been reported.

Plain-English summary

Catalina Snacks is recalling Chocolate Peanut Butter flavored ready-to-eat cereal packaged in 9-ounce pouches (UPC 850017468184) due to the presence of metal fragments in the product.

The contamination poses a choking and injury hazard if consumed. The recalled products have Best By dates of 8/1/2023 and 8/8/2023.

The recall affects approximately 316,980 pouches distributed across the following states: New York, California, Colorado, Iowa, Kentucky, Texas, Arizona, Georgia, Florida, Maryland, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Oregon, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Virginia, Nevada, New Hampshire, Wisconsin, Connecticut, and through online sales channels.

Consumers who have purchased the affected cereal should not consume it. Discard the product or contact Catalina Snacks for a refund or replacement.

The recalled product

Product
Chocolate Peanut Butter flavored ready-to-eat cereal packaged in 9oz (UPC 850017468184) plastic stand up pouch.
Manufacturer
Catalina Snacks
Category
Food — Cereal / Ready-to-Eat
Hazard
Affected units
316,980

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 (2)

  • Best By Date 8/1/2023
  • Best By Date 8/8/2023.

Distribution

Distributed in 21 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 7 recalled by Catalina Snacks 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 7 products in this recall →

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