The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-0987-2013·Announced 2013-02-20

Pamela's Chocolate Cake Mix Recalled for Potential Glass or Plastic Fragments

Pamela's Products, Inc. is recalling specific batches of Chocolate Cake Mix due to complaints that the product may contain glass or plastic fragments.

What this means for you

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 risk-of-harm product (foreign material ingestion) where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the High severity criteria.

Plain-English summary

Pamela's Products, Inc. is voluntarily recalling 21-ounce packages of Pamela's Chocolate Cake Mix (Gluten Free, Wheat Free, Non Dairy). The recall is being conducted because the firm received four complaints indicating that the products may contain glass or plastic fragments.

The affected product is identified by UPC 93709-30040. The recall covers specific production batches with Best Before dates of September 11, 2013, September 19, 2013, and October 4, 2013. The product was distributed to 36 distributors nationwide, including locations in Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, New Jersey, Nevada, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Washington.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their pantries for the specific UPC and Best Before dates listed above. If the product is found, consumers should stop using it and contact the manufacturer for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
Pamela's Chocolate Cake Mix; Gluten Free, Wheat Free, Non Dairy 21 oz. package. UPC 93709-30040 Pamela's Products, Ukiah, CA 95482
Manufacturer
Pamela's Products, Inc.
Category
Food — Baking Mix
Hazard

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 (6)

  • Product Code 93709-30040
  • Best Before Sept 11
  • 2013
  • Sep 19
  • 2013 and Oct 4
  • 2013.

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

The notice also names 18 states specifically:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 4 recalled by Pamela's Products, 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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