Food recall

Gilster-Mary Lee Corp. recall: Food Club, Essential Choice, Puffed Rice

Gilster-Mary Lee Corp., of Chester, IL, recalled Food Club, Essential Choice, Puffed Rice. The FDA's reason: “Puffed wheat cereal was packaged using puffed rice packaging, resulting in an undeclared wheat allergen on the packaging.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on March 1, 2018, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of March 14, 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 II

It could cause temporary or minor harm

Why

Allergen not on the label

Status

Terminated

Closed April 23, 2018

The recall

Company
Gilster-Mary Lee Corp. (Chester, IL)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Puffed wheat cereal was packaged using puffed rice packaging, resulting in an undeclared wheat allergen on the packaging.”
Where it was sold
Product distributed to distribution centers the following US states: CA, FL, and MN.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
79410

The product recalled

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

  • F-0887-2018 Class II

    Food Club, Essential Choice, Puffed Rice, Net Wt 6 Oz (170 g), UPC 36800 31852

    Codes: JAN 07 19 S4

    Quantity: 95 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 March 14, 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.