Subco Pistachio Pudding Recalled for Possible Salmonella in Milk Ingredient
Subco Foods is recalling Best Choice Pistachio Instant Pudding & Pie Filling because a milk powder ingredient may be contaminated with Salmonella.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class I
Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
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 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a minimum severity score of 4 per the rubric, as Class I recalls involve a reasonable probability of serious adverse health consequences or death.
Plain-English summary
Subco Foods of Wisconsin, Inc. is recalling Best Choice Pistachio Instant Pudding & Pie Filling (3.4 oz, UPC 0 70038 31220 8) due to a potential Salmonella contamination risk. The recall was initiated after the company's supplier notified Subco that the high heat nonfat dry milk powder used as an ingredient in the product was being recalled for possible Salmonella contamination.
The affected product is distributed by Associated Wholesale Grocers, INC. The recall covers 26,932 cases of the product. Distribution occurred in the states of Tennessee, Missouri, Ohio, Kansas, Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Illinois, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Texas, Minnesota, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Nebraska. The specific use-by dates for the affected product are S01/14/18, S02/03/18, S04/6/18, S05/04/18, S05/05/18, and S05/21/18.
Consumers who have purchased this product should check their pantries for the specific UPC and use-by dates listed above. If the product is found, consumers should not consume it and should dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Best Choice Pistachio Instant Pudding & Pie Filling, UPC 0 70038 31220 8, 3.4 oz, Distributed by Associated Wholesale Grocers, INC.
- Manufacturer
- Subco Foods of Wisconsin, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Baking / Dessert Mixes
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 26,932
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)
- S01/14/18 S02/03/18 S04/6/18 S05/04/18 S05/05/18 S05/21/18
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 4 recalled by Subco Foods of Wisconsin, 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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