Hercules Candy Company Recall: Product may contain undeclared peanuts
United States
TerminatedClass I
- Company
- Hercules Candy Company
- Product
- Cashew Brittle Bits in clear 4oz bag with a Best By date of…
- Recall date
- April 5, 2019
- Terminated
- July 2, 2019
- Source
- FDA
Reason for recall
Product may contain undeclared peanuts
- - Recall initiated
- - Reported by source
- - Recall terminated
| Product description | UPC | Quantity | Lot / code information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cashew Brittle Bits in clear 4oz bag with a Best By date of 07/14/19 and barcode number of 00369 | Not published in this source record | 15 - 4 oz bags | Best By date of 07/14/19 |
Distribution
- 9 bags were sold in the NY retail store and 6 bags were sold online to customers in NE
- MN
- MA
- OK
- and IL
Official source record
- Agency
- FDA
- Dataset
- FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)
- Recall number
- F-1323-2019
- Event ID
- 82603
- Status
- Terminated
- Classification
- Class I
- Company
- Hercules Candy Company
- Product description
- Cashew Brittle Bits in clear 4oz bag with a Best By date of 07/14/19 and barcode number of 00369
- Quantity
- 15 - 4 oz bags
- Reason
- Product may contain undeclared peanuts
- Recall initiation date
- April 5, 2019
- Report date
- May 8, 2019
- Classification date
- Not published in this source record
- Termination date
- July 2, 2019
- Distribution pattern
- 9 bags were sold in the NY retail store and 6 bags were sold online to customers in NE, MN, MA, OK, and IL
- UPC, lot, and code information
- Best By date of 07/14/19
- Voluntary or mandated
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Initial notification method
- Source last updated
- Not tracked separately from the Public Health Trace retrieval date below
- Public Health Trace retrieval date
Responsible company: Hercules Candy Company
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Shading reflects state-level totals only, as published by the source. It does not imply county-level or point-level precision.
| State | Distributed |
|---|---|
| New York | 1 |
| Nebraska | 1 |
| Minnesota | 1 |
| Massachusetts | 1 |
| Oklahoma | 1 |
| Illinois | 1 |
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