Food recall

Brand Castle LLC recall: The Grinch Sugar Cookie Mix with Sprinkles

Brand Castle LLC, of Bedford Heights, OH, recalled The Grinch Sugar Cookie Mix with Sprinkles and 5 other products. The FDA's reason: “Firm's supplier notified them of potential E.coli contamination in flour they received.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on June 17, 2019, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of July 31, 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 I

It could cause serious harm or death

Why

E. coli

Status

Terminated

Closed December 4, 2019

The recall

Company
Brand Castle LLC (Bedford Heights, OH)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Firm's supplier notified them of potential E.coli contamination in flour they received.”
Where it was sold
Distributed in Ohio, Alabama, New York, South Carolina, Minnesota, Missouri, Utah, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
83170

The 6 products recalled

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

  • F-1582-2019 Class I

    The Grinch Sugar Cookie Mix with Sprinkles, 22.3 oz glass jar, 6/case

    Codes: Lot# 25JUL2019BC8324, Exp 7/25/19

    Quantity: 28 cases

  • F-1583-2019 Class I

    Chocolate Mint Chip Cookie Mix, 27.1 oz glass jar, 6/case

    Codes: Lot# LM101518, Exp 10/15/19

    Quantity: 168 cases

  • F-1584-2019 Class I

    Billion Dollar Brownie Mix, 28.3 oz glass jar, 6/case

    Codes: Lot# 31OCT2019BC8324, Exp 10/31/19

    Quantity: 66 cases

  • F-1585-2019 Class I

    Million Dollar Cookie Mix, 28.9 oz glass jar, 6/case

    Codes: Lot# L2121818, Exp 8/30/19

    Quantity: 46 cases

  • F-1586-2019 Class I

    Arctic Chill Chocolate Mint Cookie Mix, 27.1 oz glass jar, 6/case

    Codes: Lot# L6112618, Exp 11/30/19

    Quantity: 11 cases for employee giveaway

  • F-1587-2019 Class I

    Hot Cocoa Cookie Mix, 22.9 oz glass jar, 6/case

    Codes: Lot# L5111918, 7/30/19

    Quantity: 16 cases (10 of these as employee giveaways)

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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 July 31, 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.