Agency classClass IIOur severity:Moderate FDA (Food)·F-1699-2019·Announced 2019-07-31

Coffee Mate Sugar Free French Vanilla Creamer Recalled for Temperature Issues

C & S Wholesale Grocers is recalling Coffee Mate Sugar Free French Vanilla Coffee Creamer sold at two Target stores in New York because it was not held at an appropriate temperature during transportation.

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 2/5 (Moderate).

Minor labeling or packaging issue, or a voluntary precautionary recall. Risk of harm is low but real — follow the manufacturer's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class II, but the source text does not report any illnesses or injuries. The hazard is a temperature control failure, which is a low-risk contamination issue without reported adverse health consequences, fitting the Moderate criteria for voluntary precautionary recalls or low-risk contamination.

Plain-English summary

C & S Wholesale Grocers, Inc. is recalling Coffee Mate Sugar Free French Vanilla Coffee Creamer (0.5 gallon, UPC: 5000049725). The recall is due to a mechanical malfunction during transportation that resulted in the product not being held at an appropriate temperature.

The affected product was sold on June 17, 2019, at two Target stores in New York: 98 Veterans Memorial Highway in Commack and 160 North Research Place in Central Islip. Exact lot codes are unknown.

Consumers who purchased this product at the specified locations should check their refrigerators and dispose of any remaining product. No specific instructions for refunds or exchanges are provided in the source text.

The recalled product

Product: COFFEE MATE SUGAR FREE FRENCH VANILLA COFFEE CREAMER - 0.5GAL, UPC: 5000049725
Manufacturer: C & S Wholesale Grocers, Inc.
Category: Food — Dairy / Creamer
Hazard: temperature-mismanagement

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 (4)

Exact codes are unknown. The product being recalled was sold on June 17
2019 at Target Stores in Commack
NY and Central Islip
NY.

Distribution

Distributed in 1 state:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 330 recalled by C & S Wholesale Grocers, 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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