The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-2426-2015·Announced 2015-07-15

New Punjab Chum Chum Recalled for Undeclared Allergens and Colors

New Punjab Sweets Inc. is voluntarily recalling Chum Chum snacks due to undeclared almonds, coconut, wheat, and food colors.

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 on common allergens (almonds, coconut, wheat), which corresponds to a severity score of 3 (High) per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

New Punjab Sweets Inc. is voluntarily recalling Chum Chum, an oval-shaped Indian snack coated with almonds and/or coconuts. The product is packaged in clear plastic containers with clear plastic lids in 1 lb. and 0.5 lb. sizes.

The recall is being initiated because the snack may contain undeclared almonds, undeclared coconut, undeclared colors (Yellow 5 & 6, Blue 1), and wheat (using the term farina). The company does not use a coding system to trace finished products.

The affected product was distributed nationwide in Wisconsin, Indiana, and Illinois. Consumers should check their pantries for this product and stop consuming it if they have allergies or sensitivities to the undeclared ingredients.

The recalled product

Product
New Punjab Chum Chum is a oval-shaped Indian snack coated with almonds and/or coconuts. Product is packaged in clear plastic container with a clear plastic lid. Container sizes are 1lb. and 0.5lbs.
Manufacturer
New Punjab Sweets Inc.
Category
Food — Snacks
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)

  • Company does not use a coding system to trace finished products.

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

The notice also names 3 states specifically:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 7 recalled by New Punjab Sweets 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.

See all 7 products in this recall →

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