Mel-O Cream Donuts Recalls Star Shaped Shells Due to Foreign Object
Mel-O Cream Donuts International, Inc. is recalling specific batches of Star Shaped Shells because a human fingertip was found in the product filling line.
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 a foreign object (human fingertip) in food, which poses a risk of harm (choking/injury) but has no reported illnesses or injuries in the source text, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for risk-of-harm products without reported injury.
Plain-English summary
Mel-O Cream Donuts International, Inc. is voluntarily recalling 9 cases of Star Shaped Shells. The product is identified by the code 23510, Batch 162734736, and a Best If Used By date of 02/26/2017. Each case contains approximately 9 dozen (108 units) of the 11.46-pound product.
The recall was initiated because a human fingertip was found in the product filling line. This foreign object presents a potential choking or injury hazard to consumers.
The affected product was distributed in Wisconsin, Illinois, and Ohio. Consumers who have this product in their possession should stop using it and contact the manufacturer for further instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- Star Shaped Shells; Best If Used By 02/26/2017; Batch 162734736; NET WT 11.46 Pounds; Approximate Unit Count [Per Case]: 9 Dozen [108 units]
- Manufacturer
- Mel-O Cream Donuts International, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Baked Goods
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 9
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 (4)
- Product Code: 23510
- Batch 162734736
- UPC: 4792423510
- Best If Used By 02/26/2017
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 9 recalled by Mel-O Cream Donuts International, 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.
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