Hormel Recalls Great Shake Soy Formula Due to Undeclared Milk
Hormel Foods is recalling Great Shake and Great Shake Plus soy formula drinks because they contain undeclared milk.
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 allergen mislabeling on a common allergen (milk), which corresponds to a severity score of 3 (High) per the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Hormel Foods Corporation is recalling Great Shake and Great Shake Plus fortified nutrition drinks. The recall is due to the presence of undeclared milk in the products.
The affected products are Great Shake Fortified Nutrition, Soy Formula, Vanilla Artificially Flavored, packaged in 4 fl oz. (118 mL) and 6 fl oz. (177 mL) containers. The products are intended to be stored frozen. The recall covers 25,774 cases distributed across 35 U.S. states and Canada.
Consumers should check their freezers for these products with use-by dates ranging from February 17, 2017, to May 16, 2018. Individuals with milk allergies or sensitivities should avoid consuming these products.
The recalled product
- Product
- Great Shake Fortified Nutrition, Soy Formula, Vanilla Artificially Flavored, Packaged in 4 fl oz. (118 mL), and 6 fl oz. (177 mL). Store Frozen.
- Manufacturer
- Hormel Foods Corporation
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 25,774
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 are FEB 17 17 to MAY 16 18
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 6 recalled by Hormel Foods Corporation 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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