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Medium RiskFDA Food
Food & Beverages/Packaged & Processed

E S Foods Meal Kits Recalled for Metal Shavings in Animal Crackers

Agency Publication Date: April 13, 2023
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Summary

E S Foods is recalling approximately 1,044,918 meal kits across various brands including Butterball, Trix, Cheerios, and Cinnamon Toast Crunch. These meal kits contain animal crackers that may be contaminated with bronze metal shavings. Consumers should not consume any part of the kit and should return it to the store where it was purchased for a full refund or throw the product away.

Risk

The meal kits may contain bronze metal fragments. Ingesting metal shavings can cause serious physical injury to the mouth, throat, and digestive tract. No incidents or injuries have been reported to date.

What You Should Do

  1. This recall affects various meal kits including Butterball Turkey Stick, Trix, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Cheerios, Pop-Tart, and Apple Jacks varieties sold in meal boxes.
  2. Check the product packaging for lot numbers and 'Best Used By' dates, which range from May 2023 through February 2024. See the Affected Products section below for the full list of affected codes.
  3. Return the product to the place of purchase for a refund, throw it away, or contact the manufacturer for further instructions.
  4. Call the FDA Consumer Complaint hotline at 1-888-723-3332 (1-888-SAFEFDA) for additional information regarding this recall.

Your Remedy Options

You have 2 options:

๐Ÿ’ฐOption 1: Full Refund
How to: Return the product to the place of purchase for a full refund, or contact the manufacturer or supplier for further instructions
๐Ÿ—‘๏ธOption 2: Dispose of Product
How to: Throw the product away.

Affected Products

Product: Butterball Turkey Stick MB (meal box)
Item Code:
61404
Lot Numbers:
07/29/23 3055 B1 (Best Used By 07/29/23)
07/29/23 3061 A1 (Best Used By 07/29/23)
07/29/23 3062 B2 (Best Used By 07/29/23)
10/02/23 3068 B1 (Best Used By 10/02/23)
10/02/23 3069 B1 (Best Used By 10/02/23)

Recall #: F-0717-2023

Product: Cheese Cup with 2 Grains MB (meal box)
Item Code:
61490
Lot Numbers:
07/29/23 3067 B1 (Best Used By 07/29/23)
10/04/23 3068 B1 (Best Used By 10/04/23)

Recall #: F-0718-2023

Product: Cheese Stick with Marinara Sauce with 2 Grains MB
Item Code:
61498
Lot Numbers:
07/14/23 3048 B1 (Best Used By 07/14/23)

Recall #: F-0719-2023

Product: Cheese Stick with 2 Grains and 1 Cup Fruit MB
Item Code:
61520
Lot Numbers:
11/05/23 3079 B1 (Best Used By 11/05/23)
11/05/23 3079 B2 (Best Used By 11/05/23)

Recall #: F-0720-2023

Product: RS Trix BB
Item Code:
61114
Lot Numbers:
3266 MIL 3047 T2 1 (Use By: September 23, 2023)
3266 MIL 3047 T4 1 (Use By: September 23, 2023)
3266 MIL 3047 T5 1 (Use By: September 23, 2023)
3266 MIL 3048 T2 1 (Use By: September 23, 2023)
3291 MIL 3042 03 1 (Use By: October 18, 2023)
3301 MIL 3041 T2 1 (Use By: October 28, 2023)
3301 MIL 3044 T2 1 (Use By: October 28, 2023)
3302 MIL 3044 T2 1 (Use By: October 29, 2023)
3302 MIL 3067 03 1 (Use By: October 29, 2023)
3314 MIL 3042 05 1 (Use By: November 10, 2023)
3315 MIL 3067 03 1 (Use By: November 11, 2023)
3315 MIL 3074 03 1 (Use By: November 11, 2023)
3315 MIL 3076 03 1 (Use By: November 11, 2023)
3316 MIL 3044 T2 1 (Use By: November 12, 2023)
3316 MIL 3045 T2 1 (Use By: November 12, 2023)
3317 MIL 3045 T2 1 (Use By: November 13, 2023)
3317 MIL 3045 T5 1 (Use By: November 13, 2023)
3328 MIL 3045 T2 1 (Use By: November 24, 2023)
3328 MIL 3045 T5 1 (Use By: November 24, 2023)
3329 MIL 3045 T2 1 (Use By: November 25, 2023)
3329 MIL 3045 T5 1 (Use By: November 25, 2023)
3329 MIL 3047 T4 1 (Use By: November 25, 2023)
3329 MIL 3047 T5 1 (Use By: November 25, 2023)

Recall #: F-0721-2023

Product: RS Cinnamon Toast Crunch BB
Item Code:
61119
Lot Numbers:
3292 MIL 3041 04 1 (Use By: October 19, 2023)
3293 MIL 3041 04 1 (Use By: October 20, 2023)
3293 MIL 3042 04 1 (Use By: October 20, 2023)
3294 MIL 3046 04 1 (Use By: October 21, 2023)
3294 MIL 3048 03 1 (Use By: October 21, 2023)
3294 MIL 3049 01 1 (Use By: October 21, 2023)
3294 MIL 3049 03 1 (Use By: October 21, 2023)
3294 MIL 3051 01 1 (Use By: October 21, 2023)
3294 MIL 3052 01 1 (Use By: October 21, 2023)
3301 MIL 3051 03 1 (Use By: October 28, 2023)
3301 MIL 3053 04 1 (Use By: October 28, 2023)
3315 MIL 3054 04 1 (Use By: November 11, 2023)
3315 MIL 3059 04 1 (Use By: November 11, 2023)
3315 MIL 3061 04 1 (Use By: November 11, 2023)
3315 MIL 3062 04 1 (Use By: November 11, 2023)
3315 MIL 3066 04 1 (Use By: November 11, 2023)
3316 MIL 3066 04 1 (Use By: November 12, 2023)
3316 MIL 3072 04 1 (Use By: November 12, 2023)
3317 MIL 3072 04 1 (Use By: November 13, 2023)
3317 MIL 3074 04 1 (Use By: November 13, 2023)
3319 MIL 3074 04 1 (Use By: November 15, 2023)

Recall #: F-0722-2023

Product: Apple Muffin Top TSMB
Item Code:
61151
Lot Numbers:
4019 MIL 3041 03 1 (Use By: January 19, 2024)
4030 MIL 3062 05 1 (Use By: January 30, 2024)
4031 MIL 3062 05 1 (Use By: January 31, 2024)
4038 MIL 3072 05 1 (Use By: February 7, 2024)
4038 MIL 3076 05 1 (Use By: February 7, 2024)
4039 MIL 3062 05 1 (Use By: February 8, 2024)

Recall #: F-0723-2023

Product: Smart Choice Chocolate Chip Muffin TSMB
Item Code:
61152
Lot Numbers:
4023 MIL 3041 05 1 (Use By: January 23, 2024)
4023 MIL 3042 05 1 (Use By: January 23, 2024)

Recall #: F-0724-2023

Product: Nutri-Grain Bar, Strawberry BB
Item Code:
61237
Lot Numbers:
3207 MIL 3049 T3 1 (Use By: July 26, 2023)
3227 MIL 3049 T3 1 (Use By: August 15, 2023)

Recall #: F-0725-2023

Product: Cheerios Cereal Bar BB
Item Code:
61246
Lot Numbers:
3153 MIL 3052 T4 1 (Use By: June 2, 2023)
3195 MIL 3052 T4 1 (Use By: July 14, 2023)
3195 MIL 3053 T4 1 (Use By: July 14, 2023)

Recall #: F-0726-2023

Product: Pop-Tart Fudge BB
Item Code:
61247
Lot Numbers:
3275 MIL 3045 T4 1 (Use By: October 2, 2023)
3340 MIL 3045 T4 1 (Use By: December 6, 2023)

Recall #: F-0727-2023

Product: Trix Cereal Bar BB
Item Code:
61250
Lot Numbers:
3247 MIL 3046 T4 1 (Use By: September 4, 2023)

Recall #: F-0728-2023

Product: Mini Animal Graham Cinnamon SB
Item Code:
61288
Lot Numbers:
3353 MIL 3042 T5 1 (Use By: December 19, 2023)
4005 MIL 3042 T5 1 (Use By: January 5, 2024)

Recall #: F-0729-2023

Product: 5 Days Meal Kit
Item Code:
65550
Lot Numbers:
051523 3053 MIL (Use By: May 15, 2023)
052123 3053 MIL (Use By: May 21, 2023)
060723 3053 MIL (Use By: June 7, 2023)
061723 3053 MIL (Use By: June 17, 2023)

Recall #: F-0730-2023

Product: Apple Jacks BB
Item Code:
61118C
Lot Numbers:
3278 MIL 3042 T3 1 (Use By: October 5, 2023)

Recall #: F-0731-2023

Additional Information

Agency: Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Event ID: 92045
Status: Resolved
Manufacturer: E S Foods
Sold By: Retailers nationwide
Manufactured In: United States
Units Affected: 15 products (1,044,918 meal kits (total))
Distributed To: Nationwide

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