Bickel’s Snack Foods, Inc. Issues Allergy Alert on Specific Lot of Butter Flavored Popcorn - 1/26/21

Company Announcement Date:

January 22, 2021

FDA Publish Date:

January 25, 2021

Product Type:

Food & Beverages

Reason for Announcement:

Butter Flavored Popcorn

Company Name:

Bickel’s Snack Foods, Inc.

Brand Name:

Bickel’s Snack Foods

Product Description:

Undeclared milk

Bickel’s Snack Foods, Inc. is voluntarily recalling one specific lot of 8 oz. Butter Flavored Popcorn bearing UPC code 70175 06021 due to the undeclared presence of milk. Consumers with an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk could experience a serious or life-threatening reaction if they consume this product.

The following Use By code is subject to this recall:
29 MAR 21
Z1 E1

No other products or lot codes are affected by this recall.

The product was sold to distributors in Georgia and North Carolina and is available exclusively in Publix Super Markets. The error occurred when bags containing Cheddar Flavored Popcorn were inadvertently labeled as Butter Flavored Popcorn. To date, there have been no illnesses reported in connection with the consumption of this product.

The error was identified by a store employee who alerted the manufacturer.

If you have this product in your possession, please discard it or return it to Publix for a full refund.

This voluntary recall is being made with the knowledge of the Food & Drug Administration.

https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/bickels-snack-foods-inc-issues-allergy-alert-specific-lot-butter-flavored-popcorn?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

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* We believe that none of the product being recalled were processed or offered through the national office
* We strongly encourage you to notify your agencies within one business day from receipt of this notice.
* ALL cased and uncased inventories, both at the member level and agency level, need to be checked. This product may have entered member and agency warehouses through salvage, local donations, TEFAP, local purchases, retail pickups, food drives, or other avenues.
* For additional local details, please contact the Health Department(s) for the area(s) your food bank serves.
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