The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-0726-2023·Announced 2023-04-19

Animal Crackers in Meal Kits Recalled for Metal Shaving Contamination

E S Foods is recalling animal crackers in meal kits nationwide due to potential bronze metal shavings. Consumers should not consume affected products and should return them to 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: This is an FDA Class II recall of a food product with a physical hazard (metal shavings) that could cause harm, but no illnesses or injuries have been reported to date.

Plain-English summary

E S Foods is recalling animal crackers sold in meal kits distributed nationwide due to the potential presence of bronze metal shavings.

Consumers who have purchased the affected animal crackers should not consume them and should return them to the retailer. The recalled products are meal kits containing animal crackers with use-by dates of June 2, 2023 and July 14, 2023. Approximately 1,044,918 meal kits are affected by this recall.

For more information or questions about this recall, consumers should contact the manufacturer.

The recalled product

Product
61246 Cheerios Cereal Bar BB
Manufacturer
E S Foods
Category
Food — Cereals / Meal Kits
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 (4)

  • 61246 Cheerios Cereal Bar BB 3153 MIL 3052 T4 1 Use By: June 2
  • 2023 61246 Cheerios Cereal Bar BB 3195 MIL 3052 T4 1 Use By: July 14
  • 2023 61246 Cheerios Cereal Bar BB 3195 MIL 3053 T4 1 Use By: July 14
  • 2023

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.

See all 15 products in this recall →

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