Food recall

Betty Lou's Inc recall: Betty Lou's Paleo Java Nuts About Energy Balls with Cacao, Coffee & Pumpkin Seeds, shelf-stable

Betty Lou's Inc, of Mcminnville, OR, recalled Betty Lou's Paleo Java Nuts About Energy Balls with Cacao, Coffee & Pumpkin Seeds, shelf-stable. The FDA's reason: “Undeclared sesame. Paleo Java Nuts About Energy Balls with Cacao, Coffee & Pumpkin Seeds product containing sesame was packaged and labeled with Paleo Java Nuts About Energy Balls with Cacao,...” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on July 6, 2023, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of August 16, 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 I

It could cause serious harm or death

Why

Allergen not on the label

Status

Terminated

Closed January 11, 2024

The recall

Company
Betty Lou's Inc (Mcminnville, OR)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Undeclared sesame. Paleo Java Nuts About Energy Balls with Cacao, Coffee & Pumpkin Seeds product containing sesame was packaged and labeled with Paleo Java Nuts About Energy Balls with Cacao, Coffee & Pumpkin Seeds labels that did not declare sesame.”
Where it was sold
Nationwide
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
92669

The product recalled

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

  • F-1366-2023 Class I

    Betty Lou's Paleo Java Nuts About Energy Balls with Cacao, Coffee & Pumpkin Seeds, shelf-stable, 12-month shelf life, 1.5 oz (42g) package and 12/1.5 oz. packages per display box. Packages are sold individually (UPC 0 1607352146 5) or packaged into 12-ct display box (UPC 0 1607352146 2).

    Codes: BB 08MAY24 hh:mm F5 1283 Best by Day, Month, Year hh:mm hour and minute of packaging F5 is packaging line identifier. 128: Julian Date of Manufactured Date 3: Last digit of Manufactured Year 1282: Manufactured on May 8th, 2023.

    Quantity: 1174 bars

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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 August 16, 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.