Hormel Recalls Great Shake Plus Drinks for Undeclared Milk
Hormel Foods is recalling Great Shake and Great Shake Plus fortified nutrition drinks due to the presence of 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) according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Hormel Foods Corporation is recalling Great Shake and Great Shake Plus fortified nutrition drinks. The recall is being conducted because the products contain undeclared milk, which is a major food allergen.
The affected products include Great Shake Plus Fortified Nutrition, Soy Formula, Vanilla Artificially Flavored, packaged in 4 fl oz. (118 mL) containers. The recall covers 25,774 cases. The products were distributed in 35 U.S. states and Canada. Use-by dates range from February 17, 2017, to May 16, 2018.
Consumers with these products should stop using them and check with the manufacturer for further instructions on disposal or return. Individuals with a milk allergy should be particularly cautious and avoid consuming any product that may contain undeclared milk.
The recalled product
- Product
- Great Shake Plus Fortified Nutrition, Soy Formula, Vanilla Artificially Flavored, Packaged in 4 fl oz. (118 mL). Store Frozen.
- Manufacturer
- Hormel Foods Corporation
- 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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