Food recall

Quaker Foods and Snacks North America recall: White grits packaged in a paper bag labeled in part

Quaker Foods and Snacks North America, of Chicago, IL, recalled White grits packaged in a paper bag labeled in part and 1 other product. The FDA's reason: “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...” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on October 8, 2013, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of November 20, 2013. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class II

It could cause temporary or minor harm

Why

Other germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...)

Status

Terminated

Closed June 22, 2016

The recall

Company
Quaker Foods and Snacks North America (Chicago, IL)
Reason, in FDA's words
“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..”
Where it was sold
US: Nationwide (AL, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MI, MO, MS, NC, OH, SC, TN, WI)
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
66588

The 2 products recalled

As the FDA describes them, with the codes that tell whether a package is part of the recall.

  • F-0171-2014 Class II

    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

    Codes: 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)

  • F-0172-2014 Class II

    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

    Codes: 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)

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Source and notes

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA food recall data) (Public domain (U.S. government work); source U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA), data as of November 20, 2013.

Each week the FDA lists the recalls it has classified in its Enforcement Report, often weeks after the company announced the recall, so a month with five weekly reports tends to count more. Each recall counts once, however many products it covers, in the month FDA first listed it. Class I means the food could cause serious harm or death, Class II temporary or minor harm, and Class III is unlikely to harm anyone. Meat, poultry and most egg products are recalled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, not the FDA, and aren't included. For what to do with a recalled product, see the FDA's recalls page.