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.
What this means for you
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 Informa
- Manufacturer
- Werner Gourmet Meat Snacks, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Snacks
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 (2)
- Best By Jan. 29
- 2017 or before
Distribution
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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