The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-1417-2016·Announced 2016-06-15

Werner Butter Toffee Peanuts Recalled for Undeclared Milk Allergen

Werner Gourmet Meat Snacks, Inc. is recalling Werner Brand Butter Toffee Peanuts because the labels declared butter but failed to declare milk as an ingredient.

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 allergen mislabeling on a common allergen (milk), which corresponds to a severity score of 3 (High) according to the rubric, as no illnesses or injuries are reported in the source text.

Plain-English summary

Werner Gourmet Meat Snacks, Inc. is voluntarily recalling Werner Brand Butter Toffee Peanuts in 2.25 oz and 6 oz packages. The recall is being issued because the product labels declared butter as an ingredient but did not declare milk, which is a common allergen.

The affected products include Werner Brand Butter Toffee Peanuts with a net weight of 2.25 oz (UPC 7 09972 80113 3) and 6 oz (UPC 7 09972 80027 3). The ingredients statement on the label declared: Peanuts, Sugar, Butter, Salt. The label also contained an advisory statement: "This product is manufactured and packaged on shared equipment and may contain: Peanuts, Tree Nuts, Soy, Wheat, Milk or Eggs." The recall covers 360 packages of the 2.25 oz size and 31,068 packages of the 6 oz size.

The products were distributed in Alaska, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Kansas, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, and Washington. The affected products have a "Best By" date of Jan. 29, 2017 or before. Consumers with these products should not consume them and should return them to the place of purchase or dispose of them.

The recalled product

Product
Werner Brand Butter Toffee Peanuts, net wt. 2.25 oz, UPC 7 09972 80113 3 Werner Brand Butter Toffee Peanuts, net wt. 6 oz., UPC 7 09972 80027 3 The ingredients statement declared: Peanuts, Sugar, Butter, Salt. The label contains an advisory statement Allergen…
Manufacturer
Werner Gourmet Meat Snacks, Inc.
Category
Food — Snacks
Hazard

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Lot numbers (2)

  • Best By Jan. 29
  • 2017 or before

Distribution

Distributed in 19 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 2 recalled by Werner Gourmet Meat Snacks, 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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