Food recall

Gilster-Mary Lee Corp. recall: Best Choice Pancake & Waffle Complete Mix Original 32oz

Gilster-Mary Lee Corp., of Chester, IL, recalled Best Choice Pancake & Waffle Complete Mix Original 32oz. The FDA's reason: “Undeclared milk. Buttermilk pancake mix which contains milk was packed in Best Choice Pancake & Waffle Complete Mix Original retail cartons which do not declare milk as an ingredient.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on February 20, 2019, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of March 27, 2019. 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 May 21, 2019

The recall

Company
Gilster-Mary Lee Corp. (Chester, IL)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Undeclared milk. Buttermilk pancake mix which contains milk was packed in Best Choice Pancake & Waffle Complete Mix Original retail cartons which do not declare milk as an ingredient.”
Where it was sold
Distribution centers in KS, MO, OK, TN, WI
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
82218

The product recalled

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

  • F-1180-2019 Class II

    Best Choice Pancake & Waffle Complete Mix Original 32oz. retail carton, 12 retail units per wholesale case. UPC# 70038 30212

    Codes: Best By JAN 10 20 A10

    Quantity: 331 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 27, 2019.

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.