Food recall

Elmer Candy Corp recall: Elmer's Pecan Egg 1oz product wrapped in polypropylene wrapper and packaged into paper cartons packaged as singles

Elmer Candy Corp, of Ponchatoula, LA, recalled Elmer's Pecan Egg 1oz product wrapped in polypropylene wrapper and packaged into paper cartons packaged as singles. The FDA's reason: “Foreign Material on product - Pecan Tree bark.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on March 7, 2022, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of April 6, 2022. 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

Metal, plastic, glass or other objects

Status

Terminated

Closed May 2, 2023

The recall

Company
Elmer Candy Corp (Ponchatoula, LA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Foreign Material on product - Pecan Tree bark”
Where it was sold
AL, AR, FL, KY, LA, MS, TN, and TX
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
89743

The product recalled

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

  • F-0911-2022 Class II

    Elmer's Pecan Egg 1oz product wrapped in polypropylene wrapper and packaged into paper cartons packaged as singles, 6 pack, and 24 pack containers

    Codes: Lot 2930 UPC: 41761-75035, 41761-75021, 41761-75034 Best BY: 07/11/22

    Quantity: 370,464

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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 April 6, 2022.

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.