Food recall

Gilster-Mary Lee Corp. recall: Organic Microwave Butter Popcorn in cartons labeled to be Organic Microwave Popcorn Salted

Gilster-Mary Lee Corp., of Chester, IL, recalled Organic Microwave Butter Popcorn in cartons labeled to be Organic Microwave Popcorn Salted. The FDA's reason: “Butter microwave popcorn bags were packaged in organic salted popcorn consumer boxes and therefore contain undeclared milk.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on May 25, 2021, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of June 16, 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 I

It could cause serious harm or death

Why

Allergen not on the label

Status

Terminated

Closed July 19, 2021

The recall

Company
Gilster-Mary Lee Corp. (Chester, IL)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Butter microwave popcorn bags were packaged in organic salted popcorn consumer boxes and therefore contain undeclared milk”
Where it was sold
Distributed to distribution centers in AZ, CA, CT, MI, MN, NH, NY, PA and UT
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
87997

The product recalled

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

  • F-0659-2021 Class I

    Organic Microwave Butter Popcorn in cartons labeled to be Organic Microwave Popcorn Salted, Net Wt 8.7 OZ, Distributed by TOPCO Associates LLC Elk Grove, IL, UPC 0 36800 40611 7

    Codes: Best By APR 09 22, Lot APR0922N2

    Quantity: 413 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 June 16, 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.