Meal Kits with Animal Crackers Recalled Due to Possible Metal Shavings
E S Foods is recalling meal kits containing animal crackers nationwide due to possible bronze metal shavings.
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 contamination in food poses a direct risk of choking or injury to consumers. This qualifies as a risk-of-harm product meeting the criteria for High (Score 3) severity.
Plain-English summary
E S Foods is recalling 61118C Apple Jacks BB meal kits because the animal crackers portion may contain bronze metal shavings.
The recall affects meal kits distributed nationwide with code 61118C Apple Jacks BB 3278 MIL 3042 T3 1 and a Use By date of October 5, 2023. Approximately 1,044,918 meal kits are involved.
Metal shavings in food pose a choking hazard. Consumers in possession of affected meal kits should not consume the animal crackers portion. For questions, consumers should contact E S Foods.
The recalled product
- Product
- 61118C Apple Jacks BB
- Manufacturer
- E S Foods
- 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 (2)
- 61118C Apple Jacks BB 3278 MIL 3042 T3 1 Use By: October 5
- 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.
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