Recalls / Class II

Class IIF-0936-2013

Product

Betty Croker, Super Moist Cake Mix, Golden Vanilla, NET WT 15.25 oz (432 g), UPC 0 16000 40993 4, Dist by General Mills Sales, Inc., Minneapolis, MN 55440. Case UPC code 1600040993000

Type

Food

Affected lot / code info

Consumer package code: Better Used By 14SEP2013 Case code: 14SEP3LD

Quantity

6223 cases (12 consumer packages / case)

Why it was recalled

General Mills is recalling a limited quantity of Betty Crocker SuperMoist Golden Vanilla cake because of a labeling issue. Some product was packaged incorrectly, and contains undeclared FDandC color ingredient not listed on the box's ingredient label. The undeclared colors are: Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Red 40 and Blue 1.

Recalling firm

Firm

General Mills, Inc

Notification channel

Letter

Type

Voluntary: Firm initiated

Address

1 General Mills Blvd, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55426-1347

Distribution

Distribution pattern

AZ, CA, HI, ID, MT, OR, UT, WA GUAM, AMERICAN SAMOA, MEXICO, SINGAPORE, PAPUA NW GUINEA.

Timeline

Recall initiated

2012-12-10

FDA classified

2013-01-25

Posted by FDA

2013-02-06

Terminated

2013-06-18

Status

Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-0936-2013. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.