The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-0839-2018·Announced 2018-03-07

M&P Food Productions Recalls Blintzes for Undeclared Wheat and Red Dye

M&P Food Productions is recalling Hand Made Russian Style Blintzes because they contain undeclared wheat and FD&C Red #40.

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 undeclared wheat, a common allergen, which fits the rubric criterion for 'Allergen mislabeling on common allergens' at a severity score of 3.

Plain-English summary

M&P Food Productions, Ltd. is recalling its Hand Made Russian Style Blintzes, Cheese and Cherry variety. The product is sold in 14 oz. (396g) packages containing 6 pieces and is marked "Keep Frozen." The recall is due to the presence of undeclared wheat and undeclared FD&C Red #40.

The affected product has a UPC code of 7 07163 30327 5. Use-by dates range from 02/16/2018 to 08/15/2018. The product was distributed in New York, Connecticut, Kansas, Florida, South Carolina, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, and Virginia.

Consumers with this product should stop using it and return it to the place of purchase or contact the manufacturer for instructions.

The recalled product

Product
M&P Food Productions brand Hand Made Russian Style Blintzes, (6 pieces): Cheese and Cherry, Net Wt. 14 oz. (396g), UPC Codes: 7 07163 30327 5, Keep Frozen

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)

  • Use By Dates: 02/16/2018 - 08/15/2018

Distribution

Distributed in 10 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 7 recalled by M & P Food Productions, Ltd. 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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