Food product
RED VINES Mixed Bites; Red and Black licorice mixed bites. UPC: 4136400288 and 4136451277. Family Mix Half Pallet; UPD 4136421697; Family Mix PDQ; UPC 4136455297; Mixed Original Red/Black Licorice Bag Pallet; UPC 413466283; Family Mix 1/4 pallet; UPC 4136424097; 96/5 ox mixed floor display; UPC 4136454279; Mixed 4 lb Jar Pallet 120 original Red/30 Black licorice; UPC 4136421543; Family Mix Pallet: UPC 3146436097; American Licorice Company Union City, CA
F-2154-2012
Product summary
- Event
- Event 62984
- Status
- Terminated
- Classification
- Class II
- Quantity
- ~1.5 million pounds- all varieties
- Official record key
food-enforcement:F-2154-2012
Official wording
Reason: CA Dept. of Public Health collected random samples of Red Vines Black Licorice and found elevated levels of lead in the product.
Code information: All candy
Distribution pattern: Nationwide distribution.
Derived failure modes
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Foreign material or chemical contamination
elevated levels of lead