Agency classClass IOur severity:Severe FDA (Food)·F-0879-2013·Announced 2013-01-23

Somersault Cinnamon Crunch Recalled for Undeclared Milk Allergen

Somersault Snack Co. is recalling Cinnamon Crunch sunflower seed snacks because the packaging failed to declare a milk allergen present in a flavor ingredient.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class I

Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

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 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The agency classified this recall as FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of at least 4 according to the rubric, due to the risk of serious adverse health consequences from undeclared allergens.

Plain-English summary

Somersault Snack Co., LLC is voluntarily recalling approximately 36,757 cases of Somersault brand Cinnamon Crunch sunflower seed snacks. The product is available in .5 oz, 1 oz, 2 oz, 6 oz, and 16 oz packages. The recall was initiated after the firm discovered during an ingredient review for kosher certification that the finished product packaging did not bear a milk allergen declaration, despite a flavor ingredient containing milk.

The affected products were distributed nationwide and in Canada. Specific case and product codes, along with sell-by dates of August 30, 2013, or earlier, are listed in the recall notice. Consumers who have purchased these products should check their pantries for the specific codes and sell-by dates provided by the FDA.

Individuals with a milk allergy or milk sensitivity should avoid consuming the recalled product. The FDA classifies this recall as Class I, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product may cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

The recalled product

Product: Somersault brand Cinnamon Crunch. Crunchy nuggets baked with sunflower seeds and toasted grains. Sunflower seed snack. .5 oz, 1 oz., 2 oz., 6 oz., and 16 oz.
Manufacturer: Somersault Snack Co., LLC
Category: Food — Snacks
Hazard: allergen-milk
mis-labeling
Affected units: 36,757

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 (20)

Cinnamon Crunch 12ct
6oz. Case Code10-8-98403-002-27-4
Product Code 8-98403-002-27-7
Sell By: 8/30/2013 or earlier Cinnamon Crunch 16ct
2oz.Case Code10-8-98403-002-27-4
Product Code8-98403-002-27-7
Sell By: 8/30/2013 or earlier Cinnamon Crunch 100ct
0.5oz.
Case Code10-8-98403-002-24-3
Product Code 8-98403-002-24-6
Sell By: 8/30/2013 or earlier Cinnamon Crunch 36ct
1oz.Case Code10-8-98403-002-23-6
Product Code 8-98403-002-22-2
Sell By: 8/30/2013 or earlier
Cinnamon Crunch 50ct
1oz.
Case Code 10-8-98403-002-22-9
Sell By: 8/30/2013 or earlier Cinnamon Crunch Bulk 8ct
16oz. (for samples only
no case and product code)Sell By: 8/30/2013 or earlier Shipper 36ct

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Same manufacturer · Somersault Snack Co., LLC

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