Food recall

NatureBox, Inc. recall: Whole Wheat Chocolate Animal Cookies

NatureBox, Inc., of Redwood City, CA, recalled Whole Wheat Chocolate Animal Cookies. The FDA's reason: “While packing from a bulk bin of whole wheat chocolate animal cookies, 2 whole wheat vanilla animal cookies were discovered. The vanilla cookies contain soy lecithin that is not declared on the...” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on April 18, 2018, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of May 16, 2018. 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 May 10, 2018

The recall

Company
NatureBox, Inc. (Redwood City, CA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“While packing from a bulk bin of whole wheat chocolate animal cookies, 2 whole wheat vanilla animal cookies were discovered. The vanilla cookies contain soy lecithin that is not declared on the chocolate cookie label.”
Where it was sold
nationwide
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
79894

The product recalled

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

  • F-1394-2018 Class II

    Whole Wheat Chocolate Animal Cookies; 5 oz. pouch, 5 lb. Corporate bags UPC: 8 58950 00508 6 Ingredients: Whole Wheat Flour, Unbleached Enriched Wheat Flour (niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid). soluble Corn Prebiotic Fiber, Granulated sugar, Expeller Expressed Canola Oil, cocoa powder, Unsweetened Chocolate, natural Flavor, Baking Soda, Salt, Pure Vanilla Extract. Contains: Wheat Packed in a facility that also processes peanuts, tree nuts, milk, wheat, egg and soy. distributed by NatureBox Redwood City, CA Vanilla cookies ingredients contain Soy Lecithin: Contains: Wheat and Soy

    Codes: Lot code 18073 best by date of 9/14/18.

    Quantity: 1034 bags, 38 corporate bags

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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 May 16, 2018.

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.