Fairytale Brownies Brand Peanut Butter Brownies, 3.2 oz, 3" x 3" in clear wrap, UPC Code 606961100072. Labeling reads in part:"Fairytal Brownies***PEANUT BUTTER***Fairytale Brownies Phoenix, AZ 85040***".

Recall Insight

This FDA Food action (record #F-0552-2013) was formally reported on October 31, 2012, with the manufacturer initiating the action on September 28, 2012. It is classified under Critical severity (Class I), with a current status of Terminated. Fairytale Brownies, Inc is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of Phoenix, AZ. Federal records indicate 21689 units are affected.

The documented reason for this recall is: The firm initiated voluntarily recall because the products contains peanut butter recalled by Sunland, Inc. and have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: US nationwide and Canada.. 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 14 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.