Food recall

Bob's Red Mill Natural Foods, Inc. recall: Organic Creamy Wheat Hot Cereal

Bob's Red Mill Natural Foods, Inc., of Milwaukie, OR, recalled Organic Creamy Wheat Hot Cereal. The FDA's reason: “Organic Creamy Wheat Hot Cereal is recalled due to undeclared wheat. The front label is correctly labeled as Organic Creamy Wheat Hot Cereal. However, the back label is mistakenly labeled as...” The FDA classified it Class III: it is unlikely to cause harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on February 16, 2018, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of February 28, 2018. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class III

It is unlikely to cause harm

Why

Allergen not on the label

Status

Terminated

Closed March 21, 2018

The recall

Company
Bob's Red Mill Natural Foods, Inc. (Milwaukie, OR)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Organic Creamy Wheat Hot Cereal is recalled due to undeclared wheat. The front label is correctly labeled as Organic Creamy Wheat Hot Cereal. However, the back label is mistakenly labeled as Outrageous Muffins which declares organic soy flour but wheat is not declared in the ingredients statement.”
Where it was sold
Distributed in CA, FL, IL, OR, and WA.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
79255

The product recalled

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

  • F-0829-2018 Class III

    Organic Creamy Wheat Hot Cereal, Item number 6097C244, Pack size: 24 oz bag, 4 bags in a case. UPC: 3997800992

    Codes: BEST BY: 10 JAN 2020

    Quantity: 469 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 February 28, 2018.

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.