Agency classClass IIOur severity:High FDA (Food)·H-0771-2026·Announced 2026-05-20

Dakota Honey jalapeno spun honey may contain metal or plastic pieces

Dakota Honey Company Spreadable Spun Honey in jalapeno flavour is being recalled because of a foreign object: stainless steel dust or flakes, or shreds of plastic.

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: Metal or plastic fragments in a food product are a physical hazard capable of causing injury, a risk of harm with no injuries reported in the source.

Plain-English summary

Dakota Honey Company Spreadable Spun Honey, Jalapeno, produced in Winner, South Dakota, is being recalled. It is packaged in 4 oz plastic jars (UPC 8 60012-41982 1) and 12 oz jars (UPC 8 60010-57965 7). The action covers 1,897 4 oz containers and 286 12 oz containers in total across the affected flavours.

The stated reason is a foreign object: stainless steel dust or flakes, or shreds of plastic. The FDA classified the action as Class II.

The honey does not carry a code on the container; the recall covers 4 oz spun honey purchased from 19 December 2025 onward, with the full date range in the recall notice. Distribution was to retail locations in Florida, Georgia and South Dakota, and by internet sales nationwide.

Consumers who have the product should not eat it and should return it to the place of purchase. Anyone injured after eating it should seek medical advice.

The recalled product

Product: Dakota Honey Company Spreadable Spun Honey, Jalapeno. Stir before use. Produced in Winner, SD. Packaged in the following sized plastic jars: 1. Net Wt 4 oz (113g) UPC 8 60012-41982 1. 2. Net Wt 12 oz (340g) UPC 8 60010-57965 7.
Manufacturer: Dakota Honey Company
Category: Food — Honey
Hazard: foreign-object
metal
plastic
physical-hazard
class-ii

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)

2025 to April 3
2026 2. 12 oz spun honey purchased from February 25
2026 to April 3
2026

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 5 recalled by Dakota Honey 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 5 products in this recall →

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