Animal Crackers in Meal Kits May Contain Metal Shavings
E S Foods is recalling 1,044,918 meal kits nationwide due to potential bronze metal shavings in the animal crackers component. Consumers should not consume affected 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: Metal shavings in food represent a risk-of-harm product with potential for choking or injury. No illnesses or injuries have been reported to date.
Plain-English summary
E S Foods is recalling its 61498 Cheese Stick with Marinara Sauce with 2 Grains meal kits nationwide due to potential contamination.
The animal crackers included in these meal kits may contain bronze metal shavings. The affected product has lot code 07/14/23 3048 B1 with a best-used-by date of 07/14/23 3048, and approximately 1,044,918 units were distributed nationwide.
Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it. Affected consumers may discard the product or return it to the point of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- 61498 Cheese Stick with Marinara Sauce with 2 Grains MB
- Manufacturer
- E S Foods
- Category
- Food — Meal Kits / Ready-to-Eat
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 1,044,918
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)
- Lot:07/14/23 3048 B1 Best Used By 07/14/23 3048
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 15 recalled by E S 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.
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