The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:ModerateFDA (Food)·F-0843-2018·Announced 2018-03-07

Schmidt Baking Recalls Potato Dinners Due to Foreign Material Risk

Schmidt Baking Co. is recalling S/T Potato Dinners because a vendor ingredient is under recall, posing a potential foreign material hazard.

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 2/5 (Moderate).

Minor labeling or packaging issue, or a voluntary precautionary recall. Risk of harm is low but real — follow the manufacturer's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class II, and the hazard is a potential foreign material without reported injuries or illnesses, fitting the criteria for a moderate severity score.

Plain-English summary

Schmidt Baking Co., Inc. is recalling S/T Potato Dinners sold under the trade names Schmidt O/T and Royal Farms. The recall involves 8,451 trays of the product. The decision to recall was made after the company was informed by a vendor that an ingredient supplied to them is under recall.

The potential hazard is the presence of foreign material in the product. The affected items have Julian code dates of 342, 344, and 345. The product was distributed to various retail distribution centers in Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, West Virginia, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York.

Consumers who have purchased these products should check their pantries for the specific Julian code dates and trade names listed above. If found, consumers should stop using the product and contact the retailer or manufacturer for instructions on disposal or return.

The recalled product

Product
S/T Potato Dinners ( Under the following Trade Names - SCHMIDT O/T, PLAIN BAG -ROYAL FARMS )
Manufacturer
Schmidt Baking Co., Inc.
Category
Food — Bakery Products
Hazard
Affected units
8,451

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 (3)

  • Julian code Dates are - 342
  • 344
  • and 345

Distribution

Distributed in 8 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 26 recalled by Schmidt Baking Co., 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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