Agency classClass IOur severity:Critical FDA (Food)·F-1657-2014·Announced 2014-03-19

Pecan Shed Maple Nut Fudge Recalled for Undeclared Allergens

Pecan Shed is recalling Maple Nut with Pecans Fudge due to undeclared soy, milk, and pecans. The product was sold in nine states and Washington DC.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class I

Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

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 5/5 (Critical).

Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class I, which indicates a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. The rubric mandates a score of 5 for FDA Class I recalls.

Plain-English summary

Pecan Shed is recalling Maple Nut with Pecans Fudge because the product contains undeclared allergens: soy, milk, and pecans. The label indicates that the fudge is manufactured on equipment that processes peanuts, tree nuts, milk, cream, soy, egg, wheat, and artificial food coloring, but the specific undeclared allergens cited in the recall are soy, milk, and pecans.

The product was sold at the onsite retail store and through the internet to customers in Idaho, Texas, Oregon, Minnesota, Washington DC, Montana, Pennsylvania, Iowa, Arizona, and Georgia. The product has no lot codes or expiration dates. According to the firm, the fudge expires in two weeks unless frozen, in which case it expires in two years.

Consumers with allergies to soy, milk, or pecans should not consume this product. Individuals who have consumed the product and are experiencing allergic reactions should seek medical attention. Consumers can contact Pecan Shed for more information or to return the product.

The recalled product

Product: Maple Nut with Pecans Fudge; Label reads in part "***The Pecan Shed***Fresh Homemade Fudge***ALLERGY INFORMATION: ALL OUR FUDGE IS MANUFACTURED ON THE SAME EQUIPMENT THAT PROCESSES PEANUTS, TREE NUTS, MILK, CREAM, SOY, EGG, WHEAT AND ARTIFICIAL FOOD COLORING.***"
Manufacturer: Pecan Shed
Category: Food — Confectionery
Hazard: allergen-soy
allergen-milk
allergen-pecan

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 (3)

product has no lot codes or expiration dates. Per firm
fudge expires in 2 weeks unless frozen. If frozen
it expires in 2 years

Distribution

Distributed in 10 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 18 recalled by Pecan Shed 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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