Agency classClass IIOur severity:High FDA (Food)·F-0692-2018·Announced 2018-02-07

Hom'ade Foods Recalls Mary B's Butter Taste Biscuits for Listeria Risk

Hom'ade Foods is recalling Mary B's Butter Taste biscuits because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Consumers should check their pantries for affected products.

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 (Listeria monocytogenes) without reported illnesses, which corresponds to a High severity score of 3 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Hom'ade Foods is recalling Mary B's Butter Taste biscuits in 20-biscuit Value Packs and 30-biscuit Family Packs. The recall involves 562,302 cases of the product, which was distributed only in the United States.

The recall was issued because the products have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected products are identified by having a "Best If Used By" date before September 23, 2018, with the letter "M" immediately following the date.

Consumers who have purchased these products should check their pantries for the specific dates and codes listed above. If they possess the recalled items, they should discard them or return them to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product: Mary B's Butter Taste, 20 Biscuits, Value Pack, NET WT. 44 oz (2LB 12 OZ)1247g; and Mary B's Butter Taste, 30 Biscuits, Family Pack, NET WT. 60 oz (3LB 12 OZ) 1701g
Manufacturer: Hom'ade Foods
Category: Food — Baked Goods
Hazard: listeria
Affected units: 562,302

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 (2)

All Best If Used By dates before September 23
2018 and with the letter "M" immediately after the dates

Distribution

Distribution scope not specified by the agency.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 8 recalled by Hom'ade Foods 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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