FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class I

Class IF-2141-2016

Class I— FDA's most serious classification, issued when there is a reasonable probability that consumption of or exposure to the product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

Product

Krusteaz Blueberry Pancake Mix, 28 oz. carton, UPC code 041449001289 Krusteaz Blueberry Pancake Mix, 3.5 lb. bag, UPC code 041449001487

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
28 oz. cartons have best by date codes from 3/30/2018 and 6/16/2018. 3.5 lbs. bags have best by date codes from 4/27/2018 to 4/28/2018.
Quantity
48,260 cases total

Why it was recalled

Krusteaz Blueberry Pancake Mix is recalled due to a potential to be contaminated with E. coli O121.

Recalling firm

Firm
Continental Mills (Corporate Office)
Notification channel
Telephone
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
18100 Andover Park W, N/A, Tukwila, Washington 98188-4703

Distribution

Distribution pattern
distributed in AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, and WI.

Timeline

Recall initiated
2016-07-07
FDA classified
2016-09-13
Posted by FDA
2016-09-21
Terminated
2017-04-03
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-2141-2016. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.