Food recall

Shearer's Snacks recall: Family Gourmet, Sugar Wafers, Vanilla

Shearer's Snacks, of Burlington, IA, recalled Family Gourmet, Sugar Wafers, Vanilla and 3 other products. The FDA's reason: “Sugar wafer cookies contain an ingredient that was recalled by the ingredient manufacturer due to the presence of extraneous foreign matter in the refined granulated sugar (ingredient in the...” The FDA classified it Class III: it is unlikely to cause harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on February 1, 2016, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of September 28, 2016. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class III

It is unlikely to cause harm

Why

Metal, plastic, glass or other objects

Status

Terminated

Closed December 5, 2017

The recall

Company
Shearer's Snacks (Burlington, IA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Sugar wafer cookies contain an ingredient that was recalled by the ingredient manufacturer due to the presence of extraneous foreign matter in the refined granulated sugar (ingredient in the finished product).”
Where it was sold
Distributed to customer distribution centers in FL, IA, IL, IN, KY, NC, NY, OK, TX, and VA.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
73242

The 4 products recalled

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

  • F-2345-2016 Class III

    Family Gourmet, Sugar Wafers, Vanilla, Net Wt 8 OZ (227 g), Distributed By: Family Dollar Services, Inc. Charlotte, NC 28201 USA Product of Canada

    Codes: 08276BG, 08276CG, 08286AG

    Quantity: 4293 boxes

  • F-2398-2016 Class III

    Family Gourmet, Sugar Wafers, Strawberry, Net Wt 8 OZ (227 g), Distributed By: Family Dollar Services, Inc. Charlotte, NC 28201 USA Product of Canada

    Codes: 08276AG, 08276BG

    Quantity: 3059 boxes

  • F-2399-2016 Class III

    Keebler, Sugar Wafers, Vanilla, Net Wt 2.75 OZ (77 g), Made in Canada Distributed By Kellogg Sales Co, Battle Creek, MI 49016 USA

    Codes: TM10246 A4

    Quantity: 381 boxes

  • F-2400-2016 Class III

    Keebler, Sugar Wafers, Strawberry, Net Wt 2.75 OZ (77 g), Made in Canada Distributed By Kellogg Sales Co, Battle Creek, MI 49016 USA

    Codes: TM10246 B4, TN10236 C4, TM10256 A4, TM10256 B4

    Quantity: 1472 boxes

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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 September 28, 2016.

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.