SE Grocers **BAKERY** 18 CT Peanut Butter Cookies

Recall Insight

This FDA Food action (record #F-0018-2020) was formally reported on October 9, 2019, with the manufacturer initiating the action on September 17, 2019. It is classified under Moderate severity (Class II), with a current status of Terminated. SOUTHEASTERN GROCERS - MARKETI is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of Jacksonville, FL. Federal records indicate 125,439 containers units are affected, a scale large enough to require multi-state distribution tracking.

The documented reason for this recall is: 18 count Peanut Butter cookies made in-store bakeries failed to declare peanuts on ingredient labels. Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: Winn Dixie, BI-LO, Fresco y Mas, and Harvey's Marketplace grocers in AL, AL, LA, GA, MS, SC and NC made cookies in-store bakeries. Product was only sold inside those store locations.. Distribution scope directly affects the consumer exposure window and determines whether a recall remains regional or escalates into a nationwide advisory.

To put this record in context, PlainRecalls indexes 83,949 recalls across the FDA, CPSC, NHTSA and USDA FSIS going back to 1995. Within the same product category, the database holds 6 closely related recalls, of which 6 were also issued by FDA Food. That clustering is a signal — repeated actions in a narrow category often indicate a systemic quality-control issue, a supplier-wide contamination, or a design defect that has propagated across product lines. This recall is roughly 7 years old; older recalls can remain relevant because many units enter resale, rental, and secondary-market channels where the original warning never reaches the end user. Always cross-check the recall number against the official agency page before relying on any summary.