Food recall

Eastland Food Corporation recall: Euro Custard Cake, Plastic wrapped cardboard container (Net Wt

Eastland Food Corporation, of Jessup, MD, recalled Euro Custard Cake, Plastic wrapped cardboard container (Net Wt. The FDA's reason: “The New York Department of Agriculture and Markets tested the Euro Custard Cake an detected that the product contained milk. The label did not declare milk and list it as an allergen on the label....” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on June 23, 2016, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of September 7, 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 I

It could cause serious harm or death

Why

Allergen not on the label

Status

Terminated

Closed October 21, 2016

The recall

Company
Eastland Food Corporation (Jessup, MD)
Reason, in FDA's words
“The New York Department of Agriculture and Markets tested the Euro Custard Cake an detected that the product contained milk. The label did not declare milk and list it as an allergen on the label. Eastland Food Corporation became aware of these results on June 21 when FDA visited it facility. Eastland Food Corporation performed an investigation into the matter and determine late on June 22 that a single lot (310 cases) of product was missing this information. To this point no adverse incidents have been reported due to the mislabeling. Health risk assessment, people who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk run the risk of a serious or life threatening allergic reaction if they consume the affected Euro Custard Cakes under the mistaken assumption that it does not contain milk.”
Where it was sold
The cases in the lot were distributed to retailers in Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, Vermont, West Virginia.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
74555

The product recalled

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

  • F-2024-2016 Class I

    Euro Custard Cake, Plastic wrapped cardboard container (Net Wt. 7.20 oz.)

    Codes: Item Code: 240304; Best Before 5/25/2017

    Quantity: a single lot (310 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 September 7, 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.