Duncan Hines Classic Yellow Cake Mix Recalled for Salmonella
ConAgra Foods is recalling Duncan Hines Classic Yellow cake mix after a positive finding of Salmonella in a retail sample.
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 high-risk pathogen (Salmonella) without reported illness, which meets the criteria for a High severity score.
Plain-English summary
ConAgra Foods, Inc. is recalling 56,645 cases of Duncan Hines Classic Yellow cake mix (15.25 oz) due to a positive finding of Salmonella in a retail sample. The affected product is identified by the UPC 644209307494 and has best-by dates of March 9, 10, 12, or 13, 2019.
The recall covers product distributed nationwide and exported. The agency has classified this as a Class II recall.
Consumers with this product should stop using it and return it to the place of purchase for a refund or contact the manufacturer for further instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- Duncan Hines Classic Classic Yellow cake mix 15.25oz. 12 retail units per case 644209307494
- Manufacturer
- ConAgra Foods, INc.
- Category
- Food — Baking Mix
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 56,645
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)
- MAR 9 2019 MAR 10 2019 MAR 12 2019 MAR 13 2019
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 4 recalled by ConAgra Foods, 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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