Chocolate Pudding Mix Recalled for Metal Fragment Contamination
Monarch Instant Chocolate Pudding & Pie Filling Mix is being recalled due to metal fragments introduced during production. The affected product was distributed to 29 states.
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 involving a physical hazard (metal fragments) that poses risk of choking or injury. No illnesses have been reported.
Plain-English summary
Dyma Brands is recalling Monarch Instant Chocolate Pudding & Pie Filling Mix due to potential contamination with metal fragments. During an investigation, the firm discovered that a damaged sifter used in production of the dextrose ingredient introduced metal fragments into the product.
The affected product consists of 317 cases, each containing 12 pouches of 24 ounces (case UPC 50758108068983). The affected lot code is 53154: Lot 263 EJA.
The recalled product was distributed to 29 states: Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and West Virginia.
The recalled product
- Product
- MONARCH INSTANT CHOCOLATE PUDDING & PIE FILLING MIX NATURALLY AND ARTIFICIALLY FLAVORED, NET WT. 24OZ, Case UPC 50758108068983 DISTRIBUTED BY US FOODSS, INC ROSEMONT, IL 60018
- Manufacturer
- DYMA BRANDS
- Category
- Food — Baking Mix
- Hazard
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)
- 53154: Lot 263 EJA
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 21 recalled by DYMA BRANDS 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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