Recalls / Class II

Class IIF-0111-2014

Product

Martha White Buttermilk Cornmeal Self-Rising, White, Enriched NET WT 5 LB (2.26kg) Paper Bag Mfg Code 3152 511 BEST IF USED BY: 1-Feb-14; White Lily Buttermilk Cornmeal Self-Rising, White, Enriched NET WT 32 OZ (2 lb) 907g Paper Bag Mfg Code 3157 511 BEST IF USED BY: 6-Feb-14; Martha White Buttermilk Cornmeal Self-Rising, White, Enriched NET WT 32 OZ (2 lb) 907g Paper Bag Mfg Code 3191 511 BEST IF USED BY: 10-Mar-14 Product labeled in part, INGREDIENTS: ENRICHED WHITE CORN MEAL, WHEAT FLOUR AND DEGERMINATED WHITE CORN MEAL***BAKING POWDER***SALT***CONTAINS: MILK AND WHEAT INGREDIENTS***DISTRIBUTED BY: MARTHA WHITE FOODS INC. P.O. BOX 751030, MEMPHIS, TN 38175***0 13300 18601 5

Type

Food

Affected lot / code info

3152 511 BEST IF USED BY: 1-Feb-14; 3157 511 BEST IF USED BY: 6-Feb-14; 3191 511 BEST IF USED BY: 10-Mar-14

Quantity

7184 cases-8 units per case; 1497 cases-12 units per case; 4773 cases-12 units per case

Why it was recalled

The states of Alabama and North Carolina through independent testing notified JM Smucker that aflatoxin levels exceeded FDA specification (<20 ppb). Levels tested ranged from 30 ppb to 207 ppb.

Recalling firm

Firm

J M Smucker Co

Notification channel

Letter

Type

Voluntary: Firm initiated

Address

1 Strawberry Ln, N/A, Orrville, Ohio 44667-1241

Distribution

Distribution pattern

Product was shipped to the following states: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, ME, MO, MS, NC, NE, NM, NY, NV, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI and WY.

Timeline

Recall initiated

2013-09-23

FDA classified

2013-11-04

Posted by FDA

2013-11-13

Terminated

2014-06-19

Status

Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-0111-2014. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.