The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-0085-2015·Announced 2014-11-05

Pillsbury Biscuits Recalled for Undeclared Milk Ingredient

General Mills is recalling specific cases of Pillsbury Biscuits Buttermilk 4pk due to incorrect overwrap labeling that fails to declare milk.

What this means for you

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: The recall involves allergen mislabeling on a common allergen (milk), which corresponds to a severity score of 3 (High) per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

General Mills, Inc. is recalling 720 cases of refrigerated Pillsbury Biscuits Buttermilk 4pk. The recall is due to an undeclared milk ingredient on the retail package. The individual packages inside the cases are labeled correctly, but the outer overwrap is incorrect and does not list milk as an ingredient.

The error occurred when individually wrapped packages of Pillsbury Biscuits Buttermilk were mistakenly placed into Pillsbury Biscuit Flaky layers overwrap to create the 4-pack. The affected product is identified by the code date 19DEC2014NA. The recall covers 720 cases, with each case containing six 4-packs.

The product was distributed in Ohio, New York, Maine, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Iowa. Consumers who purchased this product should check their pantries for the specific code date and overwrap description. If found, they should discard the product or return it to the store of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Cases of refrigerated Pillsbury Biscuits Buttermilk 4pk. (6 - 4pk / case)

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)

  • Pillsbury Biscuits Buttermilk 4pk case Code Date: 19DEC2014NA

Distribution

Distributed in 9 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 2 recalled by General Mills, Inc. 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.

See all 2 products in this recall →