Diamond Crystal Recalls Chocolate Pudding Mix Due to Salmonella Risk
Diamond Crystal Brands is recalling specific chocolate instant pudding and pie filling products because they were manufactured with an ingredient potentially contaminated with Salmonella.
What this means for you
Highest-severity recall. Risk of serious injury or death is documented or strongly suspected. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The FDA has classified this recall as Class I, which per the rubric mandates a severity score of 5 (Critical) regardless of other factors.
Plain-English summary
Diamond Crystal Brands, Inc. is recalling specific packages of chocolate instant pudding and pie filling. The affected products include Chef's Companion Sugar Free, Reduced Calorie, Instant Chocolate Pudding & Pie Filling; Monarch Chocolate Pudding Mix, Instant Sugar Free; and Classic Sysco Dessert Mix, Reduced Calorie, Chocolate Instant Pudding & Pie Filling. The recall involves 1,150 cases of these products, which were distributed to distributors in 38 U.S. states.
The recall was initiated because the products were manufactured with an ingredient that is potentially contaminated with Salmonella. The FDA has classified this as a Class I recall, which indicates a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
Consumers who have purchased these products should check their pantries for the specific brands and codes listed in the official recall notice. If you have these products, you should stop using them and contact the distributor or retailer where they were purchased for a refund or further instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- Chocolate instant pudding and pie filling packaged in the following ways: 1) Chef's Companion Sugar Free, Reduced Calorie, Instant Chocolate Pudding & Pie Filling, Net Wt. 5 OZ, Distributed By Diamond Crystal Brands, Inc. Savannah, GA, in paper pouches, 12 per case; 2) Mona
- Manufacturer
- Diamond Crystal Brands, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Baking Mixes
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 1,150
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 (11)
- 316JMA
- November 12
- 2020
- 317JMA
- November 13
- 318JMA
- November 14
- 332JMA
- November 28
- 333JMA
- November 29
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 11 recalled by Diamond Crystal Brands, 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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