Recalled by Irene's Bakery & Gourmet Kitchen, Inc. · Bensalem, PA, United States
Class I — High risk. Reasonable probability of serious harm or death.
Undeclared whey powder (milk allergen) sub-ingredient of chocolate confectionery coating used in manufacturing of Black & White Cookies.
Undeclared allergen: Milk
For someone with a food allergy the label is the only protection. An undeclared allergen can trigger a severe reaction even in a trace amount, which is why most of these recalls are Class I. All undeclared allergens recalls.
Irene's Black & White Cookies, 8 oz. (226.4g) All Natural. Ingredients: Sugar, wheat flour, water, eggs, canola oil, unmodified food starch, corn syrup, vegetable fat, cocoa powder processed with alkali, mono and diglycerides, sea salt, sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, mono calcium phosphate, soy lecithin, natural flavors. May contain traces of tree nuts. Manufactured by Irene's Bakery and Gourmet Kitchen, Bensalem, PA.
Quantity: 2008 packages (87 cases of 24 or 16 eight oz. packages/case)
Food: Bread & bakery
A recall covers only these codes. Compare them with the lot number, best-by date or UPC printed on your package.
actual date code information are not available. Two-week expiration dates are assigned by the retail store upon receipt of shipment from the manufacturer.
Nationwide.
FDA's distribution note: Local and nationwide wholesale distributors and retail markets.
Do not eat it. Class I means FDA judged there is a reasonable probability of serious illness or death. If the brand, size and lot or date code on your package match, throw the product away or return it to the store for a refund, and clean any surface or container it touched. If anyone has eaten it and feels unwell, contact a doctor and mention the recall. The risk from an undeclared allergen is to people allergic to milk; for anyone else the product is generally not a safety concern. FDA lists this recall as terminated: the company has finished removing the product, so it should no longer be on shelves - but it can still be in a freezer or pantry.
Reason Peanuts & Eggs. The firm list peanuts in the ingredient statement but omitted them from the contain statement. They also have eggs listed in the contain statement but there are no eggs in the product.
Reason Sesame is not declared in the ingredient statement but is declared in the statement of identity.
Reason Sesame is not declared in the ingredient statement but is declared in the statement of identity.
Reason Sesame is not declared in the ingredient statement but is declared in the statement of identity.