The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-0781-2017·Announced 2016-12-28

Wakefern Recalls Party Candy Cookies Due to Metal Pieces

Wakefern Food Corp. is recalling 24-count Take&Bake Party Candy Cookies because they may contain metal pieces.

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 a risk-of-harm product (metal pieces in food) where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the 'High' severity criteria.

Plain-English summary

Wakefern Food Corp. is recalling 24-count Take&Bake Party Candy Cookies (Net Wt. 24oz, UPC 208902004199) because the product may contain metal pieces.

The recall affects products distributed in Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey. The source text does not specify the number of units recalled or report any illnesses or injuries.

Consumers should check their pantries for this specific product and stop using it if found.

The recalled product

Product
24CT Take&Bake Party Candy Cookies Net Wt. 24oz UPC 208902004199

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Lot numbers (1)

  • 09/24/16

Distribution

Distributed in 6 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 19 recalled by Wakefern Food Corp. 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 19 products in this recall →

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