Xtra Butter Microwave Popcorn bags packaged in cardboard boxes labeled to be Jolly Time Healthy Pop 100's Kettle Corn 100 Calorie Singles, 3 1.2 oz (34 g) Net Wt 4.8 oz (136 g), American Pop Corn Co. Sioux City, Iowa

Recall Insight

This FDA Food action (record #F-0624-2021) was formally reported on June 2, 2021, with the manufacturer initiating the action on May 12, 2021. It is classified under Critical severity (Class I), with a current status of Terminated. American Pop Corn Co is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of Sioux City, IA. Federal records indicate 286 cases units are affected.

The documented reason for this recall is: Buttered microwave popcorn bags were packaged inside a regular popcorn box which fails to declare the major food allergen milk. Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: Distributed to distribution centers in CA, IA, KS, NE, and UT for final retail store distribution to potentially AZ, CA, CO, ID, IA, KS, MN, MO, MT, NE, NV, OR, SD, UT, WI and WY.. 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 5 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.