Costco Recalls Mini Beignets After Filling Mix-Up

Costco's recalling mini beignets from its bakery section because of a serious mix up with the filling, and if you have a tree nut allergy, this one matters.

The beignets were supposed to be filled with caramel, but instead they're filled with chocolate hazelnut. Hazelnuts, which are tree nuts, are a known potential allergen, and none of that showed up on the label.

For anyone with a tree nut allergy, eating these could trigger a serious, potentially life-threatening reaction. Costco flagged the problem in a recent memo and is telling customers not to eat them.

Where the Mix-Up Hit

The mislabeled mini beignets were sold in 22 states between January 16 and January 30: Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and Washington.

If you bought mini beignets from Costco's bakery during that window in any of those states, check the package. If it says caramel, don't trust it.

Why This Actually Matters

Tree nut allergies aren't something to shrug off. They're one of the most common food allergies in the country, and reactions can go from mild hives to full-blown anaphylaxis fast. Swelling, trouble breathing, severe drop in blood pressure—the kind of thing that lands people in the hospital or worse if they don't get epinephrine immediately.

People with food allergies depend on labels being right. Someone grabs a box of caramel-filled beignets, assumes they're safe, and ends up in the ER because the label lied.

What to Do With Them

If you bought them, don't eat them. Especially if anyone in your house has a tree nut allergy. Take them back to Costco and get your money back.

Even if allergies aren't an issue, you paid for caramel. You got chocolate hazelnut. That's not what you ordered. Return them anyway.

Costco's handling refunds without any pushback, so there's no reason to keep them.

Food Mix-Ups Happen More Than You'd Think

Mislabeling triggers recalls all the time. Food manufacturers and retailers move huge amounts of product, and sometimes things get mixed up—wrong labels on wrong boxes, ingredients that don't match, cross-contamination during production.

Most of the time these get caught before products hit shelves. Sometimes they don't.

At least Costco caught this one before anyone reported a serious reaction. But if you've got a box of these at home, don't gamble on it. Caramel-filled beignets shouldn't come with a side of anaphylaxis risk.

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