Werner Brand Sweet Hot Crunch Mix Recalled for Undeclared Milk Allergen
Werner Gourmet Meat Snacks is recalling Sweet Hot Crunch Mix because the label declares butter but fails to declare milk, a major allergen.
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 recalling Werner Brand Sweet Hot Crunch Mix in 2 oz and 6 oz packages. The recall is due to a labeling error where the product ingredients declare butter, but the allergen advisory statement does not declare milk.
The affected products include the 2 oz size (UPC 7 09972 80120 1) and the 6 oz size (UPC 7 09972 80100 3). The label contains an advisory statement: "This product is manufactured and packaged on shared equipment and may contain: Peanuts, Tree Nuts, Soy, Wheat, Milk or Eggs." However, the specific ingredient declaration for butter toffee peanuts lists butter without explicitly declaring milk in the primary ingredient list, creating a discrepancy for consumers with milk allergies.
A total of 24,318 six-ounce packages and 252 two-ounce packages 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 milk allergies should avoid consuming these products and check their pantries for the affected UPCs.
The recalled product
- Product
- Werner Brand Sweet Hot Crunch Mix, net wt. 2 oz, UPC 7 09972 80120 1. Werner Brand Sweet Hot Crunch Mix, net wt. 6 oz, UPC 7 09972 80100 3. The ingredients statement declared: "***BUTTER TOFFEE PEANUTS (PEANUTS, SUGAR, BUTTER, SALT)***". The label contains…
- Manufacturer
- Werner Gourmet Meat Snacks, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Snack Mix
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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