Perfetti Van Melle USA Inc Recall: Blood was observed on equipment during packaging.
United States
TerminatedClass III
- Company
- Perfetti Van Melle USA Inc
- Product
- Airheads Mini Bars 12oz bags of assorted flavors. 12 - 12oz…
- Recall date
- September 2, 2016
- Terminated
- July 11, 2017
- Source
- FDA
Reason for recall
Blood was observed on equipment during packaging.
- - Recall initiated
- - Reported by source
- - Recall terminated
| Product description | UPC | Quantity | Lot / code information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airheads Mini Bars 12oz bags of assorted flavors. 12 - 12oz bags are included in cardboard cartons. Assorted flavors include Cherry, Watermelon, Blue Raspberry, and White Mystery. | Not published in this source record | 4,147 cases of 12/12oz bags | On the cardboard cases: Lot codes 100061918 and 100063678 - On the retail bags: 61918 Best By 05-02-2018 and 63678 Best By 06-06-2018 - On individually wrapped candy pieces: 61469 |
Distribution
- US Nationwide. The product was distributed to the following states: AL
- CA
- IL
- IN
- KY
- LA
- MD
- ME
- MI
- MN
- MO
- NC
- NE
- NH
- NJ
- NY
- OH
- OK PA
- SC
- TX
- VA
- VT
- WA
- and WI.
Official source record
- Agency
- FDA
- Dataset
- FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)
- Recall number
- F-0676-2017
- Event ID
- 75112
- Status
- Terminated
- Classification
- Class III
- Company
- Perfetti Van Melle USA Inc
- Product description
- Airheads Mini Bars 12oz bags of assorted flavors. 12 - 12oz bags are included in cardboard cartons. Assorted flavors include Cherry, Watermelon, Blue Raspberry, and White Mystery.
- Quantity
- 4,147 cases of 12/12oz bags
- Reason
- Blood was observed on equipment during packaging.
- Recall initiation date
- September 2, 2016
- Report date
- December 14, 2016
- Classification date
- Not published in this source record
- Termination date
- July 11, 2017
- Distribution pattern
- US Nationwide. The product was distributed to the following states: AL, CA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK PA, SC, TX, VA, VT, WA, and WI.
- UPC, lot, and code information
- On the cardboard cases: Lot codes 100061918 and 100063678 - On the retail bags: 61918 Best By 05-02-2018 and 63678 Best By 06-06-2018 - On individually wrapped candy pieces: 61469
- Voluntary or mandated
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Initial notification method
- Letter
- Source last updated
- Not tracked separately from the Public Health Trace retrieval date below
- Public Health Trace retrieval date
Responsible company: Perfetti Van Melle USA Inc
A map highlighting the states named in the source's distribution description.
Shading reflects state-level totals only, as published by the source. It does not imply county-level or point-level precision.
| State | Distributed |
|---|---|
| Alabama | 1 |
| California | 1 |
| Illinois | 1 |
| Indiana | 1 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
| Louisiana | 1 |
| Maryland | 1 |
| Maine | 1 |
| Michigan | 1 |
| Minnesota | 1 |
| Missouri | 1 |
| North Carolina | 1 |
| Nebraska | 1 |
| New Hampshire | 1 |
| New Jersey | 1 |
| New York | 1 |
| Ohio | 1 |
| Oklahoma | 1 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 |
| South Carolina | 1 |
| Texas | 1 |
| Virginia | 1 |
| Vermont | 1 |
| Washington | 1 |
| Wisconsin | 1 |
States shown are extracted from the source's free-text distribution description above; a narrative description (e.g. "distributed nationwide") may not list individual states to extract.
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