Food recall

General Mills, Inc. recall: Cases of refrigerated Pillsbury Biscuits Buttermilk 4pk

General Mills, Inc., of New Albany, IN, recalled Cases of refrigerated Pillsbury Biscuits Buttermilk 4pk and 1 other product. The FDA's reason: “Undeclared Milk ingredient on retail package. In error, individually wrapped packages of Pillsbury Biscuits Buttermilk were placed into Pillsbury Biscuit Flaky layers overwrap to make the 4pk. The...” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on September 26, 2014, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of November 5, 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 II

It could cause temporary or minor harm

Why

Allergen not on the label

Status

Terminated

Closed January 27, 2015

The recall

Company
General Mills, Inc. (New Albany, IN)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Undeclared Milk ingredient on retail package. In error, individually wrapped packages of Pillsbury Biscuits Buttermilk were placed into Pillsbury Biscuit Flaky layers overwrap to make the 4pk. The individual packages of the product are labeled correctly however the overwrap is not the correct product.”
Where it was sold
Domestic: OH, NY, ME, MA, CT, NJ, MD, PA, and IA International: None
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
69423

The 2 products recalled

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

  • F-0085-2015 Class II

    Cases of refrigerated Pillsbury Biscuits Buttermilk 4pk. (6 - 4pk / case)

    Codes: Pillsbury Biscuits Buttermilk 4pk case Code Date: 19DEC2014NA

    Quantity: 720 cases, 6 - 4pk / case

  • F-0086-2015 Class II

    Pillsbury refrigerated Biscuit Flaky Layers retail 4pk package.

    Codes: Pillsbury Biscuit Flaky Layers 4pk package Code Date: 19DEC2014NA

    Quantity: 720 cases, 6 - 4pk / case

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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 5, 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.