The US Food and Drug Administration has upgraded the recall of about two dozen candies and snacks sold at Target and Walmart to the agency’s highest level of health hazard.
Initially recalled on May 6, the white candy coatings on several pretzels, cookies, and other snacks manufactured by Palmer Candy Co. of Sioux City, Iowa, are being recalled for potential salmonella contamination.
The recall was upgraded to a Class I level by the FDA last week because “there is a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.”
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At the time of the initial recall, Marty Palmer, the CEO of Palmer Candy, said that production would be halted while they investigated the potential contamination.
The recalled products were distributed in Dollar General, Target, Walmart, and HyVee stores in Alabama, California, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming, the FDA says.
The recalled products and their “Best-By” dates include:
-Caramel Swirl Pretzels 4oz with a best-by date of 12/18/24-12/28/2024
-Caramel Swirl Pretzels 6oz with a best-by date of 12/19/24, 12/20/24 and 1/19/25
-Classic Yogurt Pretzels 28# with a best-by date of 12/11/24 - 1/8/25
-Cookies & Cream Yummy Chow 14# with a best-by date of 12/6/24 - 1/23/25
-Drizzled Caramel Corn 5oz with a best-by date of 1/22/25
-Drizzled Caramel Corn Snack Mix Bowl 12oz with a best-by date of 1/22/25
-Enrobed Pretzel Rods 8oz with a best-by date of 1/22/25
-Favorite Day Bakery White Fudge Mini Cookies 7oz with a best-by date of 4/4/25, 4/5/25, 4/15/25, 4/18/25
-Frosted Munchy Medley Bowl 15oz with a best-by date of 1/3/25
-Frosted Patriot Frosted Pretzels 28# with a best-by date of 1/2/25, 1/3/25
-Frosted Pretzels 6oz with a best-by date of 1/23/25
-Munchy Medley 15# with a best-by date of 12/14/24, 1/3/25
-Munchy Medley 4oz with a best-by date of 12/25/24-12/28/24 and 1/19/25
-Munchy Medley 6oz with a best-by date of 12/20/24
-Munchy Medley To Go 4oz with a best-by date of 12/25/24, 1/19/25
-Patriotic Munchy Medley Bowl 15oz with a best-by date of 1/19/25
-Patriotic Pretzels 14oz with a best-by date of 1/25/25, 1/26/25
-Patriotic Pretzels 6oz with a best-by date of 1/19/25
-Patriotic Red, White & Blue Pretzel Twists 14oz with a best-by date of 12/13/24 - 1/15/25
-Patriotic Snack Mix 13oz with a best-by date of 1/19/25, 1/22/25 and 2/1/25
-Patriotic Snack Mix 7oz with a best-by date of 4/23/25, 4/24/25
-Patriotic White Fudge Cookies 13.5oz with a best-by date of 4/22/25
-Peanut Butter Snack Mix 12oz with a best-by date of 11/13/24 - 12/15/24
-Peanut Butter Snack Mix To Go 4.5oz with a best-by date of 1/18/25
-Snackin’ With the Crew! Mizzou Munchy Medley 7oz with a best-by date of 12/18/24, 12/19/24
-Snackin’ With the Crew! Tiger Treats 7oz with a best-by date of 12/18/24, 12/19/24
-Star Snacks Chow Down 25# with a best-by date of 12/6/24, 12/7/24
-Strawberry Yogurt Coated Pretzels 10oz with a best-by date of 1/5/25, 1/23/25
-Sweet Smiles Yogurt Covered Pretzels 3.25oz with a best-by date of 12/18/24 - 1/4/25
-Vanilla Yogurt Covered Pretzels 10oz with a best-by date of 12/18/24, 1/5/25, 1/22/25
-Yogurt Pretzel 14# with a best-by date of 12/14/24 - 12/21/24
-Zebra Fudge Cookies 7oz with a best-by date of 3/20/25-4/30/25
Consumers who have purchased any of the recalled items covered with the white coating are urged to return them to where they were purchased for a full refund.
For more information on the recall, visit the FDA’s website here.
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