Food recall

Pinnacle Foods, LLC recall: Duncan Hines Signature Swiss Chocolate Cake Mix

Pinnacle Foods, LLC, of Parsippany, NJ, recalled Duncan Hines Signature Swiss Chocolate Cake Mix and 1 other product. The FDA's reason: “A natural flavoring containing a milk ingredient was inadvertently used to manufacture the Duncan Hines Signature Swiss Chocolate Cake Mix, 16.5 oz. cartons and the Duncan Hines Swiss Moist Deluxe...” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on March 3, 2016, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of May 4, 2016. 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

Labeling, packaging or manufacturing problems

Status

Terminated

Closed August 25, 2017

The recall

Company
Pinnacle Foods, LLC (Parsippany, NJ)
Reason, in FDA's words
“A natural flavoring containing a milk ingredient was inadvertently used to manufacture the Duncan Hines Signature Swiss Chocolate Cake Mix, 16.5 oz. cartons and the Duncan Hines Swiss Moist Deluxe Swiss Chocolate (Chocolate Suizo) 16.5 oz. cartons. The incorrect labeling was used on this product declaring that these products were a NON-milk containing product.”
Where it was sold
FL and IL
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
73570

The 2 products recalled

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

  • F-1247-2016 Class II

    Duncan Hines Signature Swiss Chocolate Cake Mix, 16.5 oz. cartons, Distributed by: Pinnacle Foods, Cherry Hill, New Jersey USA, UPC 6 44209 41120 7

    Codes: Case Lot #6521017E31 with Best By: Jan 21 2017

    Quantity: 240 cases

  • F-1248-2016 Class II

    Duncan Hines Moist Deluxe Swiss Chocolate (Chocolate Suizo) Cake Mix, Net Wt. 16.5 oz. (1 LB 5 oz.) 468 g, Distributed by: Pinnacle Foods, Cherry Hill, New Jersey USA, UPC 6 44209 309748 7

    Codes: Case Lot #6521017E31 with Best By: Jan 21 2017

    Quantity: 1,600 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 May 4, 2016.

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.