Agency classClass IIOur severity:Severe FDA (Food)·F-1068-2013·Announced 2013-03-20

Nabisco belVita Chocolate Breakfast Biscuits Recalled for Metal Fragments

Mondelez is recalling Nabisco belVita Chocolate Variety breakfast biscuits because they may contain fragments of flexible metal mesh from a faulty screen at a flour supplier.

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 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 recall is classified as FDA Class II, which corresponds to a Severe severity score under the rubric for significant injury risks such as metal fragments in food.

Plain-English summary

Mondelez Global LLC is recalling Nabisco belVita Chocolate Variety breakfast biscuits due to the potential presence of flexible metal mesh fragments. The contamination is attributed to a faulty screen at a third-party flour supplier.

The recall affects 460,917 cases of the product, which were distributed nationwide and in Puerto Rico. The affected production dates range from January 21, 2013, through September 29, 2013. Specific UPC codes for the case, carton, and inner pouch are provided in the official recall documentation.

Consumers who have purchased these products should stop using them and contact the manufacturer for further instructions or a refund.

The recalled product

Product: Case UPC: 144000031944 Carton: Nabisco belVita Chocolate Variety Net Wt. 8.8 oz UPC 0 44000 03194 7 Distributed by Kraft Foods Global, Inc. Northfield, IL 60093-2753 USA Inner Pouch: Nabisco belVita Chocolate Variety Net Wt. 1.76 oz UPC 0 44000 03192 3 Distributed…
Manufacturer: Mondelez Global Llc
Category: Food — Baked Goods
Hazard: metal-fragments

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)

21 Jan 13 through 29 Sep 13

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

The notice also names 1 state specifically:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 2 recalled by Mondelez Global Llc 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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