The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-1240-2013·Announced 2013-03-27

Dannon Activia LIGHT Nonfat Yogurt Recalled for Potential Metal Fragments

The Dannon Company is recalling Dannon Activia LIGHT Nonfat Yogurt Peach Flavor 4x4oz cups because they may contain metal fragments from a faulty manufacturing part.

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 fragments) where injury has not yet been reported, which aligns with the 'High' severity criteria in the rubric.

Plain-English summary

The Dannon Company, Inc. is recalling Dannon Activia LIGHT Nonfat Yogurt Peach Flavor 4x4oz cups. The recall involves 2,430 cases of the product, which is distributed by The Dannon Company, Inc. in White Plains, NY. The product has a UPC of 36632 02633 and an expiration code of DEC 04 2012 MZ.

The recall is being conducted because the products may potentially contain metal fragments resulting from a faulty manufacturing part. The product was distributed nationwide, including in the states of Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, North Carolina, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia, and Wisconsin.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their expiration codes and UPCs. If the product matches the recalled description, consumers should stop using it and contact the manufacturer for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
Dannon Activia LIGHT Nonfat Yogurt Peach Flavor 4x4oz cups INGREDIENTS: CULTURED GRADE A NONFAT MILK, WATER, PEACHES ***DISTRIBUTED BY: THE DANNON COMPANY, INC. WHITE PLAINS, NY 10603 UPC 36632 02633 Expiration code of DEC 04 2012 MZ

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)

  • UPC 36632 02633 Expiration code of DEC 04 2012 MZ

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

The notice also names 15 states specifically:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 3 recalled by The Dannon Company, Inc - Discovery & Innovation Center 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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