The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-1722-2016·Announced 2016-07-27

Kellogg's Special K Mini Brownies Recalled for Undeclared Peanut Allergen

Kellogg Company is voluntarily recalling Special K Mini Brownies Fudge due to the potential for undeclared peanut allergen from a supplier's flour recall.

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 for a common allergen (peanut), which corresponds to a severity score of 3 (High) according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Kellogg Company has initiated a voluntary recall of Kellogg's Special K Mini Brownies Fudge, 6 ct, 4.44 oz. The recall is being conducted because of the potential for undeclared peanut allergen, which resulted from a supplier's recall of flour.

The affected product was distributed domestically in numerous states including Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and West Virginia. The product was also distributed in Bermuda, Singapore, and Malaysia, as well as to VA/DOD locations.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their pantries for the specific UPC codes and Best If Used By (BIUB) dates listed in the recall notice. If the product is found, consumers should stop consuming it and follow the instructions provided by the recalling firm for disposal or return.

The recalled product

Product
Kellogg's Special K Mini Brownies Fudge, 6 ct, 4.44 oz.
Manufacturer
Kellogg Company

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)

  • CASE UPC: 3800076433
  • EXPORT UPC: 3800012637
  • RETAIL UPC: 3800076434
  • CASE & Consumer Unit BIUB DATES: JAN 03 2017

Distribution

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 19 recalled by Kellogg Company 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.

See all 19 products in this recall →

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