Food recall

The Dannon Company, Inc. recall: Activia FIBER Lowfat Yogurt Strawberry/Pineapple Flavors 12 Packs of 4 OZ Cups UPC 3663202884 packaged in form fill...

The Dannon Company, Inc., of Tarrytown, NY, recalled Activia FIBER Lowfat Yogurt Strawberry/Pineapple Flavors 12 Packs of 4 OZ Cups UPC 3663202884 packaged in form fill.... The FDA's reason: “The recalled products are incorrectly labeled because the 12 pack overwrap label includes a "Certified Gluten-Free" mark while the product contains and the overwrap label correctly lists WHEAT as...” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on August 11, 2016, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of September 14, 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

Labeling, packaging or manufacturing problems

Status

Terminated

Closed January 13, 2017

The recall

Company
The Dannon Company, Inc. (Tarrytown, NY)
Reason, in FDA's words
“The recalled products are incorrectly labeled because the 12 pack overwrap label includes a "Certified Gluten-Free" mark while the product contains and the overwrap label correctly lists WHEAT as an ingredient.”
Where it was sold
Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
74936

The product recalled

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

  • F-2099-2016 Class II

    Activia FIBER Lowfat Yogurt Strawberry/Pineapple Flavors 12 Packs of 4 OZ Cups UPC 3663202884 packaged in form fill seal plastic cups

    Codes: AUG 12 2016, AUG 16 2016, AUG 19 2016, AUG 22 2016, AUG 27 2016, SEP 03 2016, SEP 08 2016, SEP 14 2106, SEP 21 2016, SEP 25 2016

    Quantity: 53,545 cases

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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 14, 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.