Food recall

Gilster-Mary Lee Corp. recall: Food Lion Creamy Chocolate Frosting

Gilster-Mary Lee Corp., of Chester, IL, recalled Food Lion Creamy Chocolate Frosting. The FDA's reason: “Cream cheese frosting was put in a container labeled as Creamy Chocolate Frosting. The chocolate frosting label fails to declare the presence of the major food allergen Milk.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on October 16, 2019, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of November 20, 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 December 4, 2019

The recall

Company
Gilster-Mary Lee Corp. (Chester, IL)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Cream cheese frosting was put in a container labeled as Creamy Chocolate Frosting. The chocolate frosting label fails to declare the presence of the major food allergen Milk.”
Where it was sold
Shipped to one customer in North Carolina
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
84064

The product recalled

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

  • F-0149-2020 Class II

    Food Lion Creamy Chocolate Frosting, Net Wt 16 OZ, Distributed by Food Lion, LLC, Salisbury, NC, foodlion.com, packaged in 12 cans per case.

    Codes: BEST BY AUG 06 2020 WCC

    Quantity: 66 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 November 20, 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.