Lower riskFood recall · FDA · Published December 18, 2020
Macey's Kong Popcorn Recall: Plastic Fragments Found in Packaging
Water Gardens Confections LLC recalls Macey's Kong Popcorn 24oz plastic pouches due to small plastic fragments found during packaging. Consumers should check UPC 0-41172-00046-7 for affected items.
Small round fragments of plastic, the size of a dime, were found in the plastic bag during packaging. They had been left in the bag by the package manufacturer.
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📍Recalling firmWater Gardens Confections LLC1143 N 1430 W · Orem, UT 84057-6405
“Macey's Kong Popcorn Recall: Plastic Fragments Found in Packaging.” GovInfoNow, updated October 4, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/14981-macey-s-kong-popcorn-recall-plastic-fragments-found-in-packaging. Based on FDA recall #F-0311-2021 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-0311-2021%22&limit=1).
The FDA announced on Dec. 18, 2020, that Water Gardens Confections LLC voluntarily recalled Macey's Kong Popcorn due to plastic fragments found in the bags. Consumers should stop eating the product and contact the company for a refund.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: Macey's Kong Popcorn
Size: 24 oz., in plastic zip pouch
UPC: 0-41172-00046-7
Lot codes: 232992, 233791, 233792, 233793, 223891/233891, 233892, 233893, 235291
Distribution: Utah
The hazard
Small round fragments of plastic, the size of a dime, were found in the plastic bag during packaging. They had been left in the bag by the package manufacturer.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Water Gardens Confections LLC has one other recall on record since Nov. 7, 2019. On Nov. 7, 2019, the company recalled Pip Pop Movie Theater Popcorn due to foreign material from packaging. Other recent recalls of similar products include Wawa Chocolate Low-fat Milk Recall (Feb. 17, 2026), Mars Snacking Hot & Spicy Sausage Patties Recall (June 18, 2026), and Wawa Double Dutch Chocolate Milk Recall (Feb. 17, 2026).
How to tell if you have this one
Check for Macey's Kong Popcorn 24oz in plastic zip pouch with UPC 0-41172-00046-7. The product was manufactured by Water Gardens Confections LLC in Orem, Utah.
Brand
Macey's Kong Popcorn
Product
Macey's Kong Popcorn, 24 oz., in plastic zip pouch. UPC: 0-41172-00046-7, Manufactured By: Water Gardens Confections
Category
Food
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check Product
Look for the UPC 0-41172-00046-7 on the packaging of Macey's Kong Popcorn 24oz plastic pouches.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in Utah.
Listed by the agency
Not listed
FDA distribution: “Utah.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: Utah.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 16 months after the firm started it.
1Firm started the recall
2FDA classified it Class II
3Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
4FDA terminated the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
Official source: FDA Recall #F-0311-2021 (December 18, 2020) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-0311-2021 to see it in context.
Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on October 4, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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