Food recall

Middle East Bakery, Inc. recall: Market Basket, Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free Pancakes

Middle East Bakery, Inc., of Lawrence, MA, recalled Market Basket, Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free Pancakes. The FDA's reason: “Undeclared milk in Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free Market Basket Pancakes.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on May 19, 2014, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of June 25, 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 June 23, 2016

The recall

Company
Middle East Bakery, Inc. (Lawrence, MA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Undeclared milk in Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free Market Basket Pancakes”
Where it was sold
C&S Wholesale, VT distributed the product to Market Basket Stores in NH and MA.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
68227

The product recalled

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

  • F-2025-2014 Class I

    Market Basket, Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free Pancakes. Each package contains 12 pancakes in a 14.4 oz. (408 g) box with UPC 4970571120

    Codes: All lots

    Quantity: 1089 cases

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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 June 25, 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.