Agency classClass IIOur severity:High FDA (Food)·F-0882-2013·Announced 2013-01-23

Dollar Tree Recalls Peppermint Candy Canes Due to Metal and Plastic Pieces

Dollar Tree Distribution is recalling peppermint candy canes that may contain embedded metal or plastic pieces. The recall covers 3.1 million boxes distributed nationwide and in Canada.

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 (embedded metal/plastic) where injury has not yet been reported, which aligns with the High severity criteria for potential physical injury hazards.

Plain-English summary

Dollar Tree Distribution, Inc. is recalling approximately 3,147,956 boxes of Peppermint Flavor Candy Canes. The product is sold in 5 oz boxes containing 12 individually wrapped candy canes. The recall is being conducted because the candy may contain metal and/or plastic pieces embedded in it.

The affected product is labeled in part with the text: "Distributed by Greenbriar International, Inc., Chesapeake, VA 23320, MADE IN CHINA". The specific batch numbers associated with this recall are YT-0112003 01880-001 120521 and 01880-001 120605. The product was distributed nationwide and in Canada.

Consumers who have purchased these specific candy canes should stop using them and return them to the place of purchase for a refund. The FDA has classified this recall as Class II, indicating that there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.

The recalled product

Product: Candy Canes, Peppermint Flavor, 5 oz boxes, packed 12 individually candy canes/box, and labeled in part ***Distributed by Greenbriar International, Inc., Chesapeake, VA 23320, MADE IN CHINA***
Manufacturer: Dollar Tree Distribution, Inc.
Category: Food — Candy
Hazard: foreign-object-metal
foreign-object-plastic
Affected units: 3,147,956

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)

Batch number: YT-0112003 01880-001 120521 01880-001 120605

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 2 recalled by Dollar Tree Distribution, Inc. 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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Same manufacturer · Dollar Tree Distribution, Inc.

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