6,500 Bags of Popcorn Recalled in 8 States for Potential Contamination

Cold weather is all the excuse you need for curling up and catching up on rest, Oscar noms, and hey, a little snacking. Popcorn is often a healthier bet than many potato chips and other bagged snacks, thanks to the natural whole-grain fiber content—a little over a gram per cup, says the Mayo Clinic—along with lower fat and calories.

But for fans of a Utah-based popcorn brand comes a new FDA alert. Associated Food Stores is the corporation that owns Red Button Vintage Creamery, which makes Red Button Movie House Buttered Popcorn. On February 11, the FDA assigned a Class II recall level to a reported 6,480 containers of Red Button butter popcorn available in 24-ounce plastic bags. This signals that the discovery of possible “foreign material” is, by FDA determination, “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.”

The Healthy contacted the company for more information but did not receive immediate response. Recent food recalls for foreign matter were the result of packaging making its way into the product, or manufacturing equipment breaking off into the food.

The FDA notice states that the recall applied to products labeled with the following details:

Lot codes: 08012026, 12012026, 13012026, 14012026, 15012026 and 19012026

Best by dates: 6/11/2026, 06/12/2026, 06/13/2026, 06/14/2026, and 06/18/2026

SKU/UPC: 4117281332

The FDA also noted that the popcorn’s shelf life is 150 days.

The product was reportedly distributed via Lee’s Commissary, partner to Lee’s Market retail outlets, to the following eight states: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Wyoming.

Red Button Vintage Creamery appears to be a Salt Lake City-based maker of snacks and confections. According to the company website, its motto is “Happiness you can hold.”

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