Food recall

Continental Mills (Corporate Office) recall: Krusteaz Blueberry Pancake Mix

Continental Mills (Corporate Office), of Tukwila, WA, recalled Krusteaz Blueberry Pancake Mix. The FDA's reason: “Krusteaz Blueberry Pancake Mix is recalled due to a potential to be contaminated with E. coli O121.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on July 7, 2016, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of September 21, 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

E. coli

Status

Terminated

Closed April 3, 2017

The recall

Company
Continental Mills (Corporate Office) (Tukwila, WA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Krusteaz Blueberry Pancake Mix is recalled due to a potential to be contaminated with E. coli O121.”
Where it was sold
distributed in AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, and WI.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
74641

The product recalled

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

  • F-2141-2016 Class I

    Krusteaz Blueberry Pancake Mix, 28 oz. carton, UPC code 041449001289 Krusteaz Blueberry Pancake Mix, 3.5 lb. bag, UPC code 041449001487

    Codes: 28 oz. cartons have best by date codes from 3/30/2018 and 6/16/2018. 3.5 lbs. bags have best by date codes from 4/27/2018 to 4/28/2018.

    Quantity: 48,260 cases total

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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 21, 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.