Oatmeal Cookie, 60-2.5 oz. cookies, frozen

Midway Specialty Vehicles LLC recalled Oatmeal Cookie, 60-2.5 oz. cookies, frozen in a Class II action, the FDA tier for products that may cause temporary or medically reversible health effects on Oct 16, 2017.

The FDA listed the reason as an undeclared allergen: "Midway Specialty Vehicles, LLC dba Aunt Beths Cookies, is voluntarily recalling multiple varieties of cookies sold between January 1, 2017 and September 28, 2017, because they may contain traces of undeclared peanut or tree-nut allergens." Allergen mislabeling is the leading cause of U.S. food recalls, because a missing declaration can trigger a reaction in someone who reads the label and believes the product is safe.

The product reached multiple states, recorded by the FDA as "Domestic Only: MI, IN, IL, OH, NJ, WA, CA, SC, KY, LA, CO, MA, TX, FL, NY, NC, MN, MO,." A multi-state footprint means the same lot can surface in households far from the producer. The recalling firm is based in Mishawaka, IN. The recall covers 11,764 cookies of product. The FDA has Terminated this recall (first reported Nov 8, 2017), its final lifecycle state, indicating the agency considers the corrective action resolved. The historical record remains useful for tracking a brand's recall pattern over time.