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Product Recall and (Recovery) Loss on Inferior Ingredients (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 28, 2019
Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Summary of Total Costs and Recoveries | The table below presents the total costs and recoveries during fiscal years 2019 and 2018 (amounts in thousands):
|  | Fiscal 2019 |  |  | Fiscal 2018 |
Expense recognized |  | $ | 1,785 |  |  | $ | 7,368 |
Recoveries recognized |  |  | (1,822 | ) |  |  | (4,156 | )
Total (recovery) loss on ingredients |  | $ | (37 | ) |  | $ | 3,212 |

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