Food recall

Mondelez Global Llc recall: Case UPC

Mondelez Global Llc, of East Hanover, NJ, recalled Case UPC and 1 other product. The FDA's reason: “belVita breakfast biscuit may contain fragments of flexible metal mesh caused by a faulty screen at a third-party flour supplier.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on February 21, 2013, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of March 20, 2013. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class II

It could cause temporary or minor harm

Why

Metal, plastic, glass or other objects

Status

Terminated

Closed September 15, 2014

The recall

Company
Mondelez Global Llc (East Hanover, NJ)
Reason, in FDA's words
“belVita breakfast biscuit may contain fragments of flexible metal mesh caused by a faulty screen at a third-party flour supplier.”
Where it was sold
Nationwide and Puerto Rico
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
64408

The 2 products recalled

As the FDA describes them, with the codes that tell whether a package is part of the recall.

  • F-1068-2013 Class II

    Case UPC: 144000031944 Carton: Nabisco belVita Chocolate Variety Net Wt. 8.8 oz UPC 0 44000 03194 7 Distributed by Kraft Foods Global, Inc. Northfield, IL 60093-2753 USA Inner Pouch: Nabisco belVita Chocolate Variety Net Wt. 1.76 oz UPC 0 44000 03192 3 Distributed by Kraft Foods Global, Inc. Northfield, IL 60093-2753 USA 14.08 oz Please note there are mixed shippers, shipper labels are not available: Mixed belVita Shipper UPC 0044000032784 which contains a 14.08 oz 2 pc product- waiting for label for this size. 9618 cases distributed.

    Codes: 21 Jan 13 through 29 Sep 13

    Quantity: 460,917 cases (6 boxes in each case with 5 pouches that contain 4 cookies)

  • F-1069-2013 Class II

    Carton: Nabisco belVita Apple Cinnamon Net Wt. 8.8 oz UPC 0 44000 02824 1 Distributed by Kraft Foods Global, Inc. Northfield, IL 60093-2753 USA Inner Pouch: Nabisco belVita Apple Cinnamon Net Wt. 1.76 oz UPC 0 44000 02825 1 Distributed by Kraft Foods Global, Inc. Northfield, IL 60093-2753 USA Shipper: Mixed "Better For You" Shipper UPC 00044000034023 which also contains product not subject to the recall 590 cases distributed

    Codes: 8 Jan 12 through 2 Sep 13

    Quantity: 551,180 boxes (each case contains 6 boxes, with 5 pouches and 4 cookies in each)

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Source and notes

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA food recall data) (Public domain (U.S. government work); source U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA), data as of March 20, 2013.

Each week the FDA lists the recalls it has classified in its Enforcement Report, often weeks after the company announced the recall, so a month with five weekly reports tends to count more. Each recall counts once, however many products it covers, in the month FDA first listed it. Class I means the food could cause serious harm or death, Class II temporary or minor harm, and Class III is unlikely to harm anyone. Meat, poultry and most egg products are recalled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, not the FDA, and aren't included. For what to do with a recalled product, see the FDA's recalls page.