Recalls / Class II
Class IIF-0171-2014
Product
White grits packaged in a paper bag labeled in part: Smooth & Creamy; Aunt Jemima; Quick GRITS; Cooks in about 5 minutes; ENRICHED WHITE HOMINY; NET WT 36.8 oz. (2 lb. 4.8 oz.) 1043g
- Type
- Food
- Affected lot / code info
- Aunt Jemima Quick Grits Enriched White Hominy: UPC:30000 04260, 300000 42601; Best Before Date: February 26, 2014
- Quantity
- 2,720 cases (32,640 bags)
Why it was recalled
Aflatoxins. Some Aunt Jemima brand Buttermilk Self-Rising Corn Meal Mix, Quick Grits Enriched with White Hominy, and Buttermilk Self-Rising Corn Meal Mix White have levels of aflatoxin above the legal limit..
Recalling firm
- Firm
- Quaker Foods and Snacks North America
- Notification channel
- Letter
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Address
- 555 W Monroe St, Chicago, Illinois 60661-3605
Distribution
- Distribution pattern
- US: Nationwide (AL, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MI, MO, MS, NC, OH, SC, TN, WI)
Timeline
- Recall initiated
- 2013-10-08
- FDA classified
- 2013-11-13
- Posted by FDA
- 2013-11-20
- Terminated
- 2016-06-22
- Status
- Terminated
Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-0171-2014. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.