Big Bottom Chocolate Milk recall due to inadequate pasteurization
Big Bottom Milk Company is recalling chocolate milk because required pasteurization temperatures were not achieved. Consumers should not consume this product.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: FDA Class II recall for failure to achieve required pasteurization temperatures. While pasteurization failure is a serious food safety hazard, the recall notice contains no report of illnesses or injuries, making the hazard potential rather than confirmed.
Plain-English summary
Big Bottom Milk Company is recalling chocolate milk products due to failure to achieve required pasteurization temperatures. The product did not receive proper heat treatment during production.
The recalled product is Big Bottom Milk Company Chocolate Milk Grade A in 1-gallon containers with expiration dates of 09/09/2024 and 09/13/2024. A total of 84 units were distributed in Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it. Those with questions should contact Big Bottom Milk Company.
The recalled product
- Product
- BIG BOTTOM MILK COMPANY, CHOCOLATE MILK GRADE A, 1 US Gallon (3.79 liters), Big Bottom Milk Company 221 Hogan Rd, Forest City, NC, Expiration Date 09/09/2024 UPC code 8 50061 50604 7
- Manufacturer
- Big Bottom Milk Company
- Category
- Food — Dairy / Milk Products
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Lot numbers (1)
- Expiration Date 09/09/2024 & 09/13/2024
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 3 recalled by Big Bottom Milk Company under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.
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