Food recall

Werner Gourmet Meat Snacks, Inc. recall: Werner Brand Butter Toffee Peanuts

Werner Gourmet Meat Snacks, Inc., of Tillamook, OR, recalled Werner Brand Butter Toffee Peanuts and 1 other product. The FDA's reason: “Werner Brand Butter Toffee Peanuts are recalled because the labels declared butter, but milk is not declared.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on May 2, 2016, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of June 15, 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 II

It could cause temporary or minor harm

Why

Allergen not on the label

Status

Terminated

Closed August 19, 2016

The recall

Company
Werner Gourmet Meat Snacks, Inc. (Tillamook, OR)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Werner Brand Butter Toffee Peanuts are recalled because the labels declared butter, but milk is not declared.”
Where it was sold
distributed in AK, CA, CO, CT, ID, KS, MA, MN, MT, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OK, OR, SC, TX, VA, WA.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
74026

The 2 products recalled

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

  • F-1417-2016 Class II

    Werner Brand Butter Toffee Peanuts, net wt. 2.25 oz, UPC 7 09972 80113 3 Werner Brand Butter Toffee Peanuts, net wt. 6 oz., UPC 7 09972 80027 3 The ingredients statement declared: Peanuts, Sugar, Butter, Salt. The label contains an advisory statement Allergen Information: "***This product is manufactured and packaged on shared equipment and may contain: Peanuts, Tree Nuts, Soy, Wheat, Milk or Eggs***".

    Codes: Best By Jan. 29, 2017 or before

    Quantity: 360/2.25 oz. packages and 31,068/6oz. packages

  • F-1418-2016 Class II

    Werner Brand Sweet Hot Crunch Mix, net wt. 2 oz, UPC 7 09972 80120 1. Werner Brand Sweet Hot Crunch Mix, net wt. 6 oz, UPC 7 09972 80100 3. The ingredients statement declared: "***BUTTER TOFFEE PEANUTS (PEANUTS, SUGAR, BUTTER, SALT)***". The label contains an advisory statement Allergen Information: "***This product is manufactured and packaged on shared equipment and may contain: Peanuts, Tree Nuts, Soy, Wheat, Milk or Eggs***".

    Codes: Best By Jan. 29, 2017 or before

    Quantity: 24,318/6 oz. packages and 252/2 oz. packages

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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 June 15, 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.