The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-1737-2016·Announced 2016-07-27

Kellogg Recalls Keebler Animal Totes for Undeclared Peanut Allergen

Kellogg Company is voluntarily recalling Keebler Animal Totes due to a potential undeclared peanut allergen resulting 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 meets the criteria for a High severity score under the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Kellogg Company has initiated a voluntary recall of Keebler Animal Totes, bulk tote 400 lb. The recall involves 45 totes, each weighing 400 lb, with a Case UPC of 3010049509 and a Best If Used By date of June 1, 2016.

The recall was initiated because of the potential for undeclared peanut allergen in the product. This issue arose due to a supplier's recall of flour used in the manufacturing process.

The affected product was distributed domestically across 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 to Bermuda, Singapore, and Malaysia, as well as to VA/DOD channels. Consumers should check their inventory for these specific totes and dispose of them or return them to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Keebler Animal Totes, bulk tote 400 lb.
Manufacturer
Kellogg Company
Category
Food — Snack Foods
Hazard

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 (1)

  • CASE UPC: 3010049509 CASE & Consumer Unit BIUB DATES: JUN 01 16

Distribution

Distributed in 46 states:

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.

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