The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-0471-2015·Announced 2014-11-19

Pride of Africa Farina Recalled for Undeclared Wheat

Raymond-Hadley Corp. is recalling Pride of Africa brand Farina because label review revealed the product contains undeclared wheat.

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

Plain-English summary

Raymond-Hadley Corp. is voluntarily recalling Pride of Africa brand Farina, Net Wt. 5 lb. (2.27 kg), UPC 016712016840. The recall was initiated after a label review revealed that the product contains undeclared wheat.

The recall involves 3,972 units of the product. Distribution was limited to Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, New Jersey, New York, and Texas. Specific lot codes and manufacturing dates are listed in the official recall notice.

Consumers with this product should stop using it and return it to the place of purchase or contact the recalling firm for instructions. Individuals with a wheat allergy or celiac disease should be particularly cautious regarding this undeclared ingredient.

The recalled product

Product
Pride of Africa brand Farina, Net Wt. 5 lb. (2.27 kg), UPC 016712016840 --- A Product of Raymond-Hadley Corp. Spencer, NY 14883 1-800-252-5220
Affected units
3,972

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 (20)

  • Lot/Codes: 2/18/2014
  • 9-13-12 = 8
  • 13214-1
  • 268141
  • 132141 = 3
  • 6-6-13 = 1
  • 132141
  • MFG 2/18/14 =15
  • 268141= 2
  • 7-23-13 = 14
  • 125141
  • 12514 = 11
  • 9-13-12
  • 4-23-13
  • 12514
  • 132141 = 34
  • 7-23-13
  • 3-15-2013
  • 11-28-12
  • 7/23/13

Distribution

Distributed in 9 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 2 recalled by Raymond-Hadley Corp. 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 →

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