Food recall

Avalanche Distributing, LLC recall: Valanga Gourmet brand Snickerdoodle Cookie with cinnamon sugar on the outside

Avalanche Distributing, LLC, of Zillah, WA, recalled Valanga Gourmet brand Snickerdoodle Cookie with cinnamon sugar on the outside. The FDA's reason: “The firm declares whey as the margarine's sub-ingredient but does not declare milk.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on December 29, 2020, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of January 13, 2021. 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 February 2, 2021

The recall

Company
Avalanche Distributing, LLC (Zillah, WA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“The firm declares whey as the margarine's sub-ingredient but does not declare milk.”
Where it was sold
Distributed in OR and WA.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
87066

The product recalled

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

  • F-0197-2021 Class II

    Valanga Gourmet brand Snickerdoodle Cookie with cinnamon sugar on the outside. Each cookie is wrapped and sold individually. Expected shelf life 6 months frozen and 2 months refrigerated. Net wt. 4.4 oz (124g). UPC 814524616004. The Snickerdoodle Cookie label is read in parts: "***Ingredients: Flour (Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour Niacin, Iron (Reduced) Thiamine Mononitrate Riboflavin Folic Acid), Sugar, Margarine (Palm and Soybean Oil, Water, Salt, Soy Lecithin, Vegetable Mono & Diglycerides Potassium Sorbate (A Preservative), Citric Acid, Natural and Artificial Flavor, Beta Carotene (Color), Vitamin A Palmitate Added, Whey), Eggs, Invert Sugar, Cream of Tartar, Cinnamon, Salt, Baking Soda, Vanilla Extract (Water, Alcohol, Vanilla Bean Extractives) ***Possible Traces of Peanuts and Tree Nuts *** Avalanche Distributing LLC, Zillah, WA 98953 ***Local call 509-829-5355 ***Re-order call 1-800-514-4562 ***".

    Codes: Codes: 121720, 112520, and 110320 The product lot code is a six digit date of production (DDMMYY).

    Quantity: 1,700 cookies

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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 January 13, 2021.

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.