Food recall

Kellogg Company recall: Pringles, the Original

Kellogg Company, of Battle Creek, MI, recalled Pringles, the Original. The FDA's reason: “Undeclared milk, an allergen.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on January 27, 2014, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of February 19, 2014. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class I

It could cause serious harm or death

Why

Allergen not on the label

Status

Terminated

Closed April 16, 2014

The recall

Company
Kellogg Company (Battle Creek, MI)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Undeclared milk, an allergen”
Where it was sold
Distributors in California, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee with further distribution to retail stores nationwide.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
67376

The product recalled

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

  • F-1476-2014 Class I

    Pringles, the Original, Net Weight 5.68 oz (161 g) UPC code 0 38000 84496 6 Ingredients: INGREDIENTS: DRIED POTATOES, VEGETABLE OIL (CONTAINS ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: CORN OIL, COTTONSEED OIL, SOYBEAN OIL, AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL), CORN FLOUR, WHEAT STARCH, MALTODEXTRIN, SALT, RICE FLOUR AND DEXTROSE. CONTAINS WHEAT INGREDIENTS Product was placed in 226 display shippers with a variety of Pringles products. PRINGLES US 4-FLV 84ct ALT SHPR UPC 38000 84832 PRINGLES US 3FLV MXD 728/164G PALLET UPC 38000 84620

    Codes: individual cans codeL 3269KT70 0830 - L 3269KT70 0930 BEST BY 12/26/2014 Manufacturing Code on Shippers PRINGLES US 4-FLV 84ct ALT SHPR KT 12064C and KT12074A PRINGLES US 3FLV MXD 728/164G PALLET KT 12264

    Quantity: ~ 75 affected cans w/in the ~ 4,760 produced w/in time frame

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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 February 19, 2014.

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.