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Food recall: Family Gourmet, Sugar Wafers, Vanilla, Net Wt 8 OZ (227 g), Distributed By: Family Dollar Services, Inc. Charlotte, NC 2
FDA enforcement event 73242 is a food recall by Shearer's Snacks of Burlington, IA, initiated 1 Feb 2016 and classified Class III, with 4 product records.
FDA defines Class III as a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences. 5% of the 799 food enforcement events initiated in 2016 carry the same class.
Status: Terminated, terminated 5 Dec 2017. Initiation: voluntary: firm initiated. Shearer's Snacks has 6 enforcement events on this register, with a median of 1 product record per event.
Recall classification reflects the relative degree of health hazard. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. openFDA export dated 28 Sep 2026.
Recalling firm
Shearer's Snacks, Burlington, IA.
Reason for recall
"Sugar wafer cookies contain an ingredient that was recalled by the ingredient manufacturer due to the presence of extraneous foreign matter in the refined granulated sugar (ingredient in the finished product)."
Distribution
"Distributed to customer distribution centers in FL, IA, IL, IN, KY, NC, NY, OK, TX, and VA."
Product records
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F-2345-2016 | Family Gourmet, Sugar Wafers, Vanilla, Net Wt 8 OZ (227 g), Distributed By: Family Dollar Services, Inc. Charlotte, NC 28201 USA Product of Canada | 4293 boxes | Class III | Terminated | 28 Sep 2016 |
| F-2398-2016 | Family Gourmet, Sugar Wafers, Strawberry, Net Wt 8 OZ (227 g), Distributed By: Family Dollar Services, Inc. Charlotte, NC 28201 USA Product of Canada | 3059 boxes | Class III | Terminated | 28 Sep 2016 |
| F-2399-2016 | Keebler, Sugar Wafers, Vanilla, Net Wt 2.75 OZ (77 g), Made in Canada Distributed By Kellogg Sales Co, Battle Creek, MI 49016 USA | 381 boxes | Class III | Terminated | 28 Sep 2016 |
| F-2400-2016 | Keebler, Sugar Wafers, Strawberry, Net Wt 2.75 OZ (77 g), Made in Canada Distributed By Kellogg Sales Co, Battle Creek, MI 49016 USA | 1472 boxes | Class III | Terminated | 28 Sep 2016 |
Context
Other enforcement events for Shearer's Snacks
| Initiated | Product (first record) | Type | Class | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Feb 2022 | Great Value Restaurant Style White Corn Tortilla Chips, Net St. 13 oz. UPC 78742-11453. Distributed By: Walmart, Inc. Be | Food | Class II | 1 |
| 14 Apr 2021 | Raley's Salt & Vinegar Flavored Potato Chips 9.5oz flexible plastic packaging 11 bags per case | Food | Class II | 1 |
| 27 Aug 2020 | Good & Gather Organic Kettle Corn, 7oz pkgs, film bags, 12 individual items per case. | Food | Class II | 1 |
| 24 Feb 2020 | Shearer's Yellow tortilla chips, round Mini and Restaurant sizes, packaged in clear film pillow bags in the following we | Food | Class I | 1 |
| 19 Jul 2018 | Food Lion Dill Pickle Flavored Potato Chips 7.75 oz. package bag/12 bags per case | Food | Class I | 1 |
All 6 events for Shearer's Snacks
Questions and answers
Why was this food recalled?
FDA's record gives the reason for recall as: "Sugar wafer cookies contain an ingredient that was recalled by the ingredient manufacturer due to the presence of extraneous foreign matter in the refined granulated sugar (ingredient in the finished product)."
What does Class III mean?
FDA classifies recalls by relative degree of health hazard. Class III is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences.
Where was the product distributed?
FDA's distribution pattern field reads: "Distributed to customer distribution centers in FL, IA, IL, IN, KY, NC, NY, OK, TX, and VA."
Is the recall still ongoing?
FDA lists the status as Terminated; the termination date is 5 Dec 2017. "Terminated" means FDA has determined that all reasonable efforts to remove or correct the product have been made.
Where does this data come from?
openFDA enforcement reports (food, drug and device), CC0, export dated 28 Sep 2026. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. The FDA enforcement report linked above is authoritative.
Provenance
Source: openFDA food enforcement reports (CC0), export dated 28 Sep 2026; records grouped by FDA event number. The class shown for the event is the most severe class among its records. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.