The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-0676-2019·Announced 2018-12-05

Duncan Hines Cake Mix Recalled for Salmonella Contamination

ConAgra Foods is recalling Duncan Hines Classic Butter Golden cake mix due to a positive Salmonella finding 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 aligns with the High severity criteria in the rubric.

Plain-English summary

ConAgra Foods, Inc. is recalling 34,927 cases of Duncan Hines Classic Butter Golden cake mix, 15.25 oz. The recall was initiated following a positive finding of Salmonella in a retail sample of the product.

The affected units were distributed nationwide and exported. The product was manufactured on March 7, 2019, March 8, 2019, or March 9, 2019. Each case contains 12 retail units.

Consumers should check their pantries for this specific product and dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase. The recall number is F-0676-2019.

The recalled product

Product
Duncan Hines Classic Butter Golden cake mix 15.25oz. 12 retail units per case 644209307593
Affected units
34,927

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 7 2019 MAR 8 2019 MAR 9 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.

See all 4 products in this recall →

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