Frito-Lay Recalls Rold Gold Pretzels Due To Possible Peanut Contamination In Flour Image courtesy of wintersoul1
The same flour supplier problem that led to the recall of millions of Hostess snack cakes and prepared baked goods at Chick Fil-A, Cinnabon, and a number of supermarket chains has struck again. Flour that may be contaminated with traces of peanuts was used to make Rold Gold pretzels, normally a food that is not supposed to contain nuts.
If you or someone you might share snacks with has a peanut allergy, check your pantry and at-work snack stash (what, you don’t have an at-work snack stash?) for the affected items:
- 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.
Affected pretzels will have a “guaranteed fresh” date between June 28, 2016 and August 23, 2016. Look for a production code below that date with “32” as the last digit, as in x32xxxxxx.
Multi-packs with some Rold Gold products are more complicated to screen, since every freshness date is different, but here’s what to look for:
- 20 count Baked & Popped Mix — “use by” dates ranging from May 31 – August 9, 2016
- 20 count SunChips & Rold Gold Mix — “use by” dates ranging from June 14 – August 9, 2016
- 32 count Fun Times Mix — “use by” dates ranging from May 31 – August 9, 2016
- 30 count Baked & Popped Variety Pack — “use by” dates ranging from June 14 – August 9, 2016
- 30 count Home Town Favorite Variety Pack — “use by” dates ranging from May 31 – July 26, 2016
If you have any of these items, you can ignore the recall if you have no sensitivity to peanuts. Just eat ’em. If you do want to be rid of them, call Frito-Lay at 1-888-256-3090 or visit www.pretzelrecall.com.
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