Food recall

Mondelez Global Llc recall: Sour Patch Kids Watermelon Jelly Beans Net Wt.3 OZ (368g) UPC

Mondelez Global Llc, of East Hanover, NJ, recalled Sour Patch Kids Watermelon Jelly Beans Net Wt.3 OZ (368g) UPC. The FDA's reason: “Undeclared FD&C Yellow No. 5.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on January 18, 2023, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of February 15, 2023. 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

Other ingredient not on the label (sulfites, dyes...)

Status

Terminated

Closed September 28, 2023

The recall

Company
Mondelez Global Llc (East Hanover, NJ)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Undeclared FD&C Yellow No. 5”
Where it was sold
Distributed to 81 consignees (retailers, wholesalers, military) nationwide
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
91537

The product recalled

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

  • F-0348-2023 Class II

    Sour Patch Kids Watermelon Jelly Beans Net Wt.3 OZ (368g) UPC: 0 70462 00719 0 24 bags per case

    Codes: Best buy dates 23JUN2023 through 13JUL2023

    Quantity: 14,611 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 February 15, 2023.

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.