The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1728-2014·Announced 2014-04-09

Butter Creek Farms Recalls Peanut Butter Cookies Due to Undeclared Allergens

Butter Creek Farms, Inc. is recalling peanut butter cookies because they contain undeclared peanut, wheat, soy, and egg. The cookies were sold online and at two retail stores in Washington.

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 FDA has classified this recall as 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. Additionally, the recall involves undeclared major allergens (peanut, wheat, soy, egg), which poses a severe risk to allergic individuals.

Plain-English summary

Butter Creek Farms, Inc. is recalling peanut butter cookies due to the presence of undeclared allergens: peanut, wheat, soy, and egg. The FDA has classified this recall as Class I, which is the most serious type of recall.

The affected cookies were sold to internet customers through the website cowchipcookies.com. The firm also sold the product, either as a single item or combined with other products in gift boxes, at two retail stores owned by the recalling firm in Washington.

Consumers who purchased these cookies should stop using them and return them to the place of purchase or contact the firm for instructions. Individuals with allergies to peanut, wheat, soy, or egg should be particularly cautious and avoid consuming any product that may have been affected.

The recalled product

Product
Peanut Butter Cookies
Manufacturer
Butter Creek Farms, Inc.
Category
Food — Baked Goods
Hazard

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Distribution

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Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 11 recalled by Butter Creek Farms, 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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