Gourmet Caramel Popcorn Recalled for False Gluten-Free Claim
Rieckhoff Family Businesses is recalling Gourmet Old-Fashioned Caramel Holiday Popcorn boxes because the label falsely claims the product is gluten-free, though it contains wheat and barley.
What this means for you
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: This is an allergen mislabeling case involving gluten, a common allergen, where the label falsely claims gluten-free despite the product containing wheat and barley. No reported illnesses, and the classification as FDA Class II with allergen mislabeling on a common allergen meets the High severity criterion.
Plain-English summary
Rieckhoff Family Businesses, Inc, doing business as Cedar Creek Popcorn, is recalling Gourmet Old-Fashioned Caramel Holiday Popcorn, 18oz boxes (UPC 25606 00061). The product's label displays a "Gluten Free" claim, but the product contains wheat and barley, which are declared on the label.
The recalled product was distributed to distribution centers in Arizona, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Nebraska, New York, and Texas. All lots and expiration dates are affected in this recall. A total of 20,870 boxes have been distributed.
This mislabeling poses a risk for consumers with celiac disease or gluten sensitivity who may rely on the "Gluten Free" label claim.
The recalled product
- Product
- Gourmet Old-Fashioned Caramel Holiday Popcorn, 18oz box, UPC 25606 00061
- Manufacturer
- Rieckhoff Family Businesses, Inc dba Cedar Creek Popcorn
- Category
- Food — Snacks
- Hazard
- allergen-gluten
- mis-labeling
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Lot numbers (1)
- All lots and expiration dates
Distribution
Distributed in 8 states:
- AZ
- GA
- IN
- KY
- MD
- NE
- NY
- TX
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