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Lower risk Food recall · FDA · Published February 1, 2016

Shearer's Snacks Sugar Wafers Recall: Foreign Matter in Cookies

Shearer's Snacks recalls Family Gourmet Sugar Wafers due to foreign matter in refined granulated sugar. Consumers should check product codes and contact the company for details.

Plain-English summary generated from official FDA data by GovInfoNow · Published by Carlos Caban · How we make summaries

🇺🇸 FDA recall #F-2398-2016FoodShearer's Snacks ›
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Recalling firmShearer's Snacks3000 Mount Pleasant St · Burlington, IA 52601-2064
✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer

Shearer's Snacks is recalling Family Gourmet Sugar Waf: Strawberry flavor cookies because they contain foreign matter in the sugar. This could pose a risk of choking or injury if swallowed. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/25409-shearer-s-snacks-sugar-wafers-recall-foreign-matter-in-cookies.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/25409-shearer-s-snacks-sugar-wafers-recall-foreign-matter-in-cookies · Updated August 18, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-2398-2016

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“Shearer's Snacks Sugar Wafers Recall: Foreign Matter in Cookies.” GovInfoNow, updated August 18, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/25409-shearer-s-snacks-sugar-wafers-recall-foreign-matter-in-cookies. Based on FDA recall #F-2398-2016 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-2398-2016%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on Feb. 1, 2016, that Shearer's Snacks voluntarily recalled Family Gourmet Sugar Wafers due to potential extraneous foreign matter in the sugar. The agency issued recall number F-2398-2016 for the Class III food product.

How to tell if you have it

  • Brand: Shearer's Snacks
  • Product: Family Gourmet, Sugar Wafers, Strawberry
  • Net Weight: 8 OZ (227 g)
  • Distributor: Family Dollar Services, Inc. Charlotte, NC 28201 USA
  • Lot codes: 08276AG, 08276BG
  • Origin: Product of Canada
  • Units affected: 3059 boxes

The hazard

The sugar wafer cookies contain an ingredient that was recalled by the ingredient manufacturer due to the presence of extraneous foreign matter in the refined granulated sugar. The FDA classified this as a Class III recall.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show Shearer'S Snacks has had 5 other recalls since July 19, 2018. Other recent recalls of similar products include Great Value Tortilla Chip Recall (Feb. 22, 2022), Shearer'S Snacks Salt & Vinegar Potato Chips Recall (April 14, 2021), and Good & Gather Organic Kettle Corn Recall (Aug. 27, 2020). Other recent recalls of similar products include Wawa Cookies & Cream Milk 16oz Pint Recall (Feb. 17, 2026), So Delicious Salted Caramel Cluster Cashewmilk Recall (Dec. 15, 2025), and Mochi Ice Cream Recall (April 20, 2026).

How to tell if you have this one

Check for product codes 08276AG or 08276BG on the package. The product was distributed by Family Dollar Services in the US.

  • Brand
    Shearer's Snacks
  • Category
    Food
FDA recall event · 4 products

All 4 products in this recall

FDA lists each product line separately under one recall event. Check your product description, lot or code numbers against each row. Every row shares the hazard and remedy on this page.

  • Classification
    Class III
  • Status
    Terminated
  • Distribution
    Distributed to customer distribution centers in FL, IA, IL, IN, KY, NC, NY, OK, TX, and VA.
Recall numberProduct, codes & lotsQuantity
F-2345-2016Family Gourmet, Sugar Wafers, Vanilla, Net Wt 8 OZ (227 g), Distributed By: Family Dollar Services, Inc. Charlotte, NC 28201 USA Product of Canada; 08276BG, 08276CG, 08286AG4293 boxes
F-2398-2016Family Gourmet, Sugar Wafers, Strawberry, Net Wt 8 OZ (227 g), Distributed By: Family Dollar Services, Inc. Charlotte, NC 28201 USA Product of Canada; 08276AG, 08276BG3059 boxes
F-2399-2016Keebler, Sugar Wafers, Vanilla, Net Wt 2.75 OZ (77 g), Made in Canada Distributed By Kellogg Sales Co, Battle Creek, MI 49016 USA; TM10246 A4381 boxes
F-2400-2016Keebler, Sugar Wafers, Strawberry, Net Wt 2.75 OZ (77 g), Made in Canada Distributed By Kellogg Sales Co, Battle Creek, MI 49016 USA; TM10246 B4, TN10236 C4, TM10256 A4, TM10256 B41472 boxes
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Check Product Codes

    Look for product codes 08276AG or 08276BG on the package.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in 10 states.

Alaska: not listedAKMaine: not listedMEVermont: not listedVTNew Hampshire: not listedNHWashington: not listedWAIdaho: not listedIDMontana: not listedMTNorth Dakota: not listedNDMinnesota: not listedMNIllinois: yesILWisconsin: not listedWIMichigan: not listedMINew York: yesNYRhode Island: not listedRIMassachusetts: not listedMAOregon: not listedORNevada: not listedNVWyoming: not listedWYSouth Dakota: not listedSDIowa: yesIAIndiana: yesINOhio: not listedOHPennsylvania: not listedPANew Jersey: not listedNJConnecticut: not listedCTCalifornia: not listedCAUtah: not listedUTColorado: not listedCONebraska: not listedNEMissouri: not listedMOKentucky: yesKYWest Virginia: not listedWVVirginia: yesVAMaryland: not listedMDDelaware: not listedDEArizona: not listedAZNew Mexico: not listedNMKansas: not listedKSArkansas: not listedARTennessee: not listedTNNorth Carolina: yesNCSouth Carolina: not listedSCDistrict of Columbia: not listedDCOklahoma: yesOKLouisiana: not listedLAMississippi: not listedMSAlabama: not listedALGeorgia: not listedGAHawaii: not listedHITexas: yesTXFlorida: yesFL

FDA distribution: “Distributed to customer distribution centers in FL, IA, IL, IN, KY, NC, NY, OK, TX, and VA.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Texas, Virginia.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 22 months after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Feb 1, 201612. FDA classified it Class III: Sep 21, 201623. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Sep 28, 201634. FDA terminated the recall: Dec 5, 2017420162017
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class III
  3. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
  4. FDA terminated the recall

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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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-2398-2016 (February 1, 2016) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-2398-2016 to see it in context.
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 18, 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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