Gardners Candies is recalling Cappuccino Meltaway Bars bought nationwide as a result of they could include undeclared cashews, which might pose critical or life-threatening reactions in folks with tree nut allergy symptoms.
The Tyrone, Pennsylvania-based sweet maker initiated its recall after discovering the “tree nut-containing product was distributed in packaging that didn’t reveal the presence of tree nuts,” it mentioned in a notice posted Friday by the Food and Drug Administration.
“People who’ve an allergy or extreme sensitivity to tree nuts run the danger of great or life-threatening allergic response in the event that they devour these merchandise,” Gardners acknowledged. Nearly 4 million Americans are allergic to tree nuts, in accordance to Food Allergy Research & Education, a well being advocacy group.
Gardners cited a short lived breakdown in its manufacturing and packaging processes for the issue and mentioned it had suspended manufacturing of the product till the difficulty is resolved. The firm mentioned it hasn’t obtained any studies of diseases linked to the recalled product.
Food and Drug Administration
The recalled 1.25-ounce packages have been bought by retailers nationwide beginning on September 1 and thru mail orders through Gardners.Candies.com. The sweet got here packaged in white plastic marked with lot #082725 stamped alongside aspect the aspect and bears an expiration date is August 27, 2025.
The recalled product was additionally bought as a Gardners Meltaway Treat Box marked with lot #101625 or #112525. Each contained two Cappuccino Meltaway Bars, together with different flavors of bars packaged in a generic vacation field.
Food and Drug Administration
People who purchased the recalled vacation sweet are urged to name Gardners company workplace for a substitute at 1-800-242-2639, Monday by way of Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern time.
About 0.5% to 1% of the U.S. inhabitants is allergic to tree nuts, which embody almonds, brazil nuts, cashews, hazelnuts, pecans, pistachios and walnuts, in accordance to the American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology.
“Reactions to tree nuts may be extreme, together with life threatening anaphylaxis, and people with a tree nut allergy ought to have epinephrine obtainable always,” AAAAI acknowledged.
