Both businesses had used flour supplied by Grain Craft, which had previously alerted the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) that peanut residue had been discovered in its soft red winter wheat flour. This prompted a recall of the flour, and products manufactured by CSM Bakery Solutions using it.
The FDA is working with companies that received flour from Grain Craft containing undeclared peanut residue to determine if their products pose a safety hazard and need to be recalled.
Last Friday (June 3), Hostess recalled products including Zingers and Ding Dongs containing soft red winter wheat flour it had received from Grain Craft after it tested positive for peanut residue.
Distributed throughout the US
And, now, PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay business has announced a voluntary recall of select Rold Gold Tiny Twists, Rold Gold Thins, Rold Gold Sticks and Rold Gold Honey Wheat Braided. The products were distributed to retail stores and foodservice and vending customers throughout the US.
“The Rold Gold products subject to the recall may have been produced using the recalled flour and, as a result, these Rold Gold products may contain low levels of undeclared peanut residue,” said Frito-Lay.
Rold Gold is the UK’s second-largest pretzel brand after Snyder’s of Hanover. Sales of Rold Gold fell 7.9% year on year in 2015 to around $180m, according to IRI data [52w/e 27 December 2015].
Recognizing affected packs
The affected packs carry ‘guaranteed fresh’ dates ranging from June 28, 2016 to August 23, 2016 on the front. Directly below the “guaranteed fresh” date is a 9-digit manufacturing code. Only products that include the numbers “32” in the second and third position (example: x32xxxxxx) are affected by the recall. The following products with the above-described “guaranteed fresh” dates and manufacturing codes are impacted:
- Rold Gold Tiny Twists - 1 oz. , 2 oz., 16 oz. and 20½ oz.
- Rold Gold Thins - 4 oz. and 16 oz.
- Rold Gold Sticks - 16 oz.
- Rold Gold Honey Wheat Braided - 10 oz.
Some Rold Gold Tiny Twists multipacks are also affected, and carry an 11-digit manufacturing code that will include the letter combination AM, TO, QH, QC or SW in the second and third position (example: xAMxxxxxxxx). Impacted products have different, varying “use by” dates:
- 20-count Baked & Popped Mix: ‘use by’ dates ranging from May 31 to July 26, 2016
- 20-count SunChips & Rold Gold Mix – ‘use by’ dates ranging from June 14 to August 9, 2016
- 32-count Fun Times Mix – ‘use by’ dates ranging from June 14 to August 9, 2016
- 30-count Baked & Popped Variety Pack – ‘use by’ dates ranging from June 14 to August 9, 2016
- 30-count Home Town Favorite Variety Pack – ‘use by’ dates ranging from May 31 to July 26, 2016
No other Rold Gold products or flavors are impacted, said Frito-Lay, adding that it has received no reports of illness related to the products covered by its recall.