Stew Leonard's recalls some apple pies due to labels not listing milk and eggs as ingredients
Stew Leonard’s is recalling two types of pies that do not list milk and eggs as ingredients: its whole and half apple crisp pies, made with Honeycrisp apples, and its no sugar apple pie. Credit: Stew Leonard's
Stew Leonard’s has recalled two types of mislabeled apple pies because they may contain undeclared milk and eggs.
The recall applies to apple crisp whole and half pies, made with Honeycrisp apples, and its no sugar apple pies. The products, sold at the chain's bakery section from Aug. 28 to March 8, were sold at its two Long Island locations in East Meadow and Farmingdale, as well as its five other locations: Yonkers; Danbury, Norwalk and Newington in Connecticut; and Paramus, New Jersey.
Although no illnesses have been reported, the company noted in a release that “people who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk and eggs run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products.”
It is Stew Leonard’s fourth recall since Órla Baxendale, 25, died after eating a supermarket-labeled vanilla Florentine cookie that contained undeclared peanuts on Jan. 11. The cookie was manufactured by Cookies United in Islip.
Stew Leonard Jr., the president and CEO of the Connecticut-based chain, said that since the cookie recall, the company had been reviewing all its labels. The pies were made at an undisclosed New York bakery using the supermarkets' recipe, which was recently tweaked with the addition of eggs and butter, according to Leonard.
“Of course we are taking this very seriously,” Leonard said. “We are going through our store with a tooth comb right now.”
Felix Rodriguez, a manager at the Farmingdale store, said the mislabeled pies had been pulled off the shelves.
“There was no harm to anybody or any alert from our customers,” Rodriguez said.
In a release, the company stated it is working with the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection to determine the cause of the labeling error.
The Food and Drug Administration has identified nine foods as major food allergens: milk, eggs, fish, Crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybeans and sesame. All foods that contain these ingredients must be labeled.
Customers can return any of the mislabeled apple pies in question for a full refund, the company said.
Stew Leonard’s has recalled two types of mislabeled apple pies because they may contain undeclared milk and eggs.
The recall applies to apple crisp whole and half pies, made with Honeycrisp apples, and its no sugar apple pies. The products, sold at the chain's bakery section from Aug. 28 to March 8, were sold at its two Long Island locations in East Meadow and Farmingdale, as well as its five other locations: Yonkers; Danbury, Norwalk and Newington in Connecticut; and Paramus, New Jersey.
Although no illnesses have been reported, the company noted in a release that “people who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk and eggs run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products.”
It is Stew Leonard’s fourth recall since Órla Baxendale, 25, died after eating a supermarket-labeled vanilla Florentine cookie that contained undeclared peanuts on Jan. 11. The cookie was manufactured by Cookies United in Islip.
The recalled pies were sold at Stew Leonard's in Farmingdale and East Meadow. Credit: Barry Sloan
Stew Leonard Jr., the president and CEO of the Connecticut-based chain, said that since the cookie recall, the company had been reviewing all its labels. The pies were made at an undisclosed New York bakery using the supermarkets' recipe, which was recently tweaked with the addition of eggs and butter, according to Leonard.
“Of course we are taking this very seriously,” Leonard said. “We are going through our store with a tooth comb right now.”
Felix Rodriguez, a manager at the Farmingdale store, said the mislabeled pies had been pulled off the shelves.
“There was no harm to anybody or any alert from our customers,” Rodriguez said.
In a release, the company stated it is working with the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection to determine the cause of the labeling error.
The Food and Drug Administration has identified nine foods as major food allergens: milk, eggs, fish, Crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybeans and sesame. All foods that contain these ingredients must be labeled.
Customers can return any of the mislabeled apple pies in question for a full refund, the company said.
