The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-1437-2020·Announced 2020-09-16

Preferred Popcorn Recalls Organic Yellow Popcorn for Foreign Material

Preferred Popcorn is recalling organic yellow popcorn due to the potential presence of tempered glass fragments between 3 mm and 7 mm in size.

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 physical foreign material (glass) which poses a risk of injury (cuts, lacerations) if ingested. This fits the rubric for 'risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported' (Score 3), as no specific injuries or illnesses are cited in the source text.

Plain-English summary

Preferred Popcorn is voluntarily recalling approximately 1,162,117 pounds of organic yellow popcorn. The recall is being conducted because the product may contain foreign material, specifically tempered glass fragments ranging from 3 mm to 7 mm in size.

The affected product is distributed under various brand names and packaging configurations, including Great Northern, Hometown Food Company, Lesser Evil, Shearer's, Specialty Food Group, Trader Joe's, Troystar Packaging, Whole Alternatives, and Preferred Popcorn. The recall covers specific production codes and expiration dates listed in the official notice.

The product was distributed to consumers in the United States (California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin) and British Columbia, Canada. Consumers who have purchased this product should check their pantries for the specific lot codes and expiration dates identified in the recall notice. If the product is found, consumers should stop using it and contact the recalling firm for instructions on disposal or return.

The recalled product

Product
Organic Yellow Popcorn packaged in the following ways: 1) Great Northern Organic Popcorn, Net Wt. 5 Pounds (2.26 Kilograms), UPC 6 10708 14709 1; 2) Hometown Food Company, Organic Butterfly Popcorn, 2200 LBS, Preferred Popcorn LLC Chapman, NE; 3) Lesser Evil, Organic…
Manufacturer
Preferred Popcorn
Category
Food — Popcorn
Hazard

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 (20)

  • PN116-9402A
  • Exp: 8/2021: PN122-9560A
  • Exp: 8/2021: PN122-9048A
  • Exp: 7/2021: PN122-9171A
  • Exp: 6/2021: PN122-9241A
  • Exp: 7/2021: PN122-9248A
  • Exp: 8/2021: PN122-9304A
  • Exp: 7/2021: PN122-9342A
  • Exp: 8/2021: PN122-9343A
  • Exp: 7/2021: PN122-9366A
  • Exp: 7/2021: PN122-9367A
  • Exp: 7/2021: PN122-9370A
  • Exp: 7/2021: PN122-9437A
  • Exp: 8/2021: PN122-9559A
  • Exp: 8/2021: PN122-9601A
  • Exp: 8/2021: PN122-9602A
  • Exp: 8/2021: PN125-9538A
  • Exp: 8/2021: PN125-9610A
  • Exp: 9/2021: PN128-9266A
  • Exp: 7/2021: PNB128-9102A

Distribution

Distributed in 10 states:

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