The FDA has issued an update on a recall of four types of products sold by convenience store-giant Wawa.
The rest stop-icon is recalling nearly 22,000 units of four milk products, including Wawa-branded reduced fat milk 2%; Double Dutch Chocolate Milk; Cookies & Cream Milk; and Chocolate low-fat milk.
The recall was issued because foreign plastic material was discovered on the line of production of the four products.
The products come in 16oz (pint) plastic containers and are in the refrigerated section of the stores.
UPC codes include 0072619101438; 007261910; 0072619015158; and 00726191014908.
Code dates on the products range from March 2 to March 5, 2026, but the notice did not specify expiration or best-by dates.
The products were sold in New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware and Pennsylvania.
The recall was first issued in February, but was classified on Wednesday by the FDA as a Class II.
Wawa is recalling nearly 22,000 units of four milk products, including Wawa-branded low-fat, reduced-fat and chocolate milks
A Class II recall indicates ‘a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.’
It is not known how the plastic material ended up on the line or where it came from, but in similar recalls, foreign objects or substances have come from production or manufacturing equipment.
No illnesses or injuries have been reported in connection to this recall.
It is not clear if the foreign plastic material was found inside the actual products or solely on the products’ production lines.
However, if plastic shards are found in the milk beverages, they could pose a choking hazard to people drinking them.
The contamination could also inflict injury if it sharp enough to cause a cut in the mouth or throat or large enough to cause a blockage in the digestive tract.
In a similar recall last month, rice and ramen products were recalled nationwide due to glass shards.
Nearly 37 million pounds of fried rice, ramen, and dumplings sold under popular brand names, including Kroger and Trader Joe’s, were affected due to concerns about glass fragments lurking in the products.
Portland, Oregon-based Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc expanded the recall earlier this month to include nearly 36,987,575 pounds of chicken and pork fried rice, ramen, and shu mai dumpling products after at least four customers reported finding shards of glass in their food.
The USDA labeled it with its most urgent classification, Class I, meaning there is a ‘reasonable probability’ of ‘serious, adverse health consequences or death.’
