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Product Recall and Loss (Recovery) on Inferior Ingredients (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 01, 2022
Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Summary of Total Costs and Recoveries | The table below presents the total costs and recoveries during Fiscal 2021, 2020 and 2019 (amounts in thousands):
|  | Fiscal 2021 |  |  | Fiscal 2020 |  |  | Fiscal 2019 |
Expense recognized |  | $ | 1,894 |  |  | $ | 1,257 |  |  | $ | 1,785 |
Recoveries recognized |  |  | (950 | ) |  |  | (1,150 | ) |  |  | (1,822 | )
Total loss (recovery) on inferior ingredients |  | $ | 944 |  |  | $ | 107 |  |  | $ | (37 | )

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