Agency classClass IIOur severity:High FDA (Food)·F-1561-2014·Announced 2014-03-05

Creation Special Snack Mix Recalled for Missing Allergen Labeling

Creation Gardens is recalling Creation Special Snack Mix because the packaging lacks required ingredient and allergen statements, including peanuts, tree nuts, soy, and wheat.

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 the failure to label common allergens (peanuts, tree nuts, soy, wheat) and facility handling of other allergens (milk, eggs), which fits the rubric criterion for 'Allergen mislabeling on common allergens' (Score 3). No illnesses or injuries were reported in the source text.

Plain-English summary

Creation Gardens is voluntarily recalling 25 lb plastic bags of Creation Special Snack Mix. The product is distributed in 30-count cases and is labeled with "DAYTON'S ESTABLISHED 1923 DAYTON NUT SPECIALTIES, INC." and a white stick reading "25# CREATION SPECIAL MIX". The recall was initiated after an inspection by the Kentucky Department for Public Health identified that the product lacks a required ingredient statement.

The missing labeling fails to declare direct allergens present in the product, specifically peanuts, tree nuts, soy, and wheat. Additionally, the packaging does not declare the presence of Yellow #5 or that the product is packaged in a facility that handles milk and eggs. This lack of information poses a risk to consumers with allergies or sensitivities to these ingredients.

The product was distributed to Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee. Consumers who have purchased this product should check their pantries for the specific packaging described and should not consume the product if they have allergies to peanuts, tree nuts, soy, wheat, milk, or eggs, or if they are sensitive to Yellow #5. The source text does not specify a contact number or return instructions for the recalled items.

The recalled product

Product: Creation Special Snack Mix 25 lb plastic bags in a cardboard box. Box labeled "DAYTON'S ESTABLISHED 1923 DAYTON NUT SPECIALTIES, INC. 919 N. MAIN DAYTON, OHIO 45405" with a white stick on label which reads, "25# CREATION SPECIAL MIX
Manufacturer: Creation Gardens
Category: Food — Snack Mix
Hazard: allergen-peanut
allergen-tree-nut
allergen-soy
allergen-wheat
allergen-milk
allergen-egg
mis-labeling

Is your product affected?

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Lot numbers (1)

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Distribution

Distributed in 3 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 2 recalled by Creation Gardens 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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