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Gilster-Mary Lee Corp. Recall: Popcorn ingredient was recalled due to foreign matter: tempered glass between 3 mm and 7 mm in size
🇺🇸 United States
TerminatedClass II
Company
Gilster-Mary Lee Corp.
Product
Microwave popcorn packaged in the following ways: 1) Full…
Recall date
September 9, 2020
Terminated
December 8, 2020
Source
FDA
Reason for recall
Popcorn ingredient was recalled due to foreign matter: tempered glass between 3 mm and 7 mm in size
- Recall initiated
- Reported by source
- Recall terminated
Recalled products
Product description
UPC
Quantity
Lot / code information
Microwave popcorn packaged in the following ways: 1) Full Circle Organic Microwave Popcorn Salted, 3-2.9 oz (82 g) bags, Net Wt. 8.7 oz (247 g), Distributed by Topco Associates LLC, Elk Grove Villiage, IL, UPC 36800-40611 2) Sprouts Farmers Market, Organic Salted Microwave Popcorn, 3-2.9 oz (82 g) bags, Net Wt. 8.7 oz (247 g), Manufactured Exclusively For Sprouts Farmers Market Phoenix AZ UPC 46670-31918 3) Life Smart Organic Microwave Popping Corn Original, 3 bags x 82 g 246 g, Imported For Metro Brands Montreal Quebec, UPC 59749-97320; 4) Nature's Promise, Organic Microwave Popcorn Slightly Salted, 3-2.9 oz (82 g) bags, Net Wt. 8.7 oz (247 g), Distributed by Foodhold USA, LLC Landover, MD UPC 88267-05575
Distributed to grocery stores in the following US States: AZ
CA
CT
FL
LA
MA
MD
MI
MN
MO
NC
NH
NY
OH
PA
TX
UT
VA
VT
WA
and WI and Canada
Official source record
Agency
FDA
Dataset
FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)
Recall number
F-1544-2020
Event ID
86397
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Company
Gilster-Mary Lee Corp.
Product description
Microwave popcorn packaged in the following ways: 1) Full Circle Organic Microwave Popcorn Salted, 3-2.9 oz (82 g) bags, Net Wt. 8.7 oz (247 g), Distributed by Topco Associates LLC, Elk Grove Villiage, IL, UPC 36800-40611 2) Sprouts Farmers Market, Organic Salted Microwave Popcorn, 3-2.9 oz (82 g) bags, Net Wt. 8.7 oz (247 g), Manufactured Exclusively For Sprouts Farmers Market Phoenix AZ UPC 46670-31918 3) Life Smart Organic Microwave Popping Corn Original, 3 bags x 82 g 246 g, Imported For Metro Brands Montreal Quebec, UPC 59749-97320; 4) Nature's Promise, Organic Microwave Popcorn Slightly Salted, 3-2.9 oz (82 g) bags, Net Wt. 8.7 oz (247 g), Distributed by Foodhold USA, LLC Landover, MD UPC 88267-05575
Popcorn ingredient was recalled due to foreign matter: tempered glass between 3 mm and 7 mm in size
Recall initiation date
September 9, 2020
Report date
September 30, 2020
Classification date
Not published in this source record
Termination date
December 8, 2020
Distribution pattern
Distributed to grocery stores in the following US States: AZ, CA, CT, FL, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, NC, NH, NY, OH, PA, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, and WI and Canada
A map highlighting the states named in the source's distribution description.
Distributed
No data published
Shading reflects state-level totals only, as published by the source. It does not imply
county-level or point-level precision.
Distribution map
State
Distributed
Arizona
1
California
1
Connecticut
1
Florida
1
Louisiana
1
Massachusetts
1
Maryland
1
Michigan
1
Minnesota
1
Missouri
1
North Carolina
1
New Hampshire
1
New York
1
Ohio
1
Pennsylvania
1
Texas
1
Utah
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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