The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-1598-2016·Announced 2016-07-13

Grain Craft Cake Flour Recalled for Possible Peanut Contamination

Grain Craft is recalling 50-pound bags of Craft Cake Flour due to possible peanut protein contamination. The product was distributed to nine states.

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 allergen mislabeling/contamination (peanut) on a common allergen, which corresponds to a severity score of 3 (High) per the rubric, as no illnesses or injuries are reported in the source text.

Plain-English summary

Grain Craft, Inc. is recalling 279,514 hundredweight (approximately 27.9 million pounds) of Craft Cake Flour (M4138), 50 lbs. (22.68 kgs.), due to possible peanut protein contamination. The recall was initiated by the manufacturer, Grain Craft, Inc., based in Birmingham, Alabama.

The affected product was distributed in Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, New Jersey, Tennessee, and Texas. Specific lot codes associated with the recall include 416-21-020916, 450-21-041216, 57-21-033016, 100-21-020216, 400-21-031116, 527-21-031116, 504-21-040116, 150-21-033016, and 587-21-041416. The SKU for the product is 1524050.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their lot codes against the list provided and stop using the product if it matches. Individuals with a peanut allergy should be particularly cautious. The FDA has classified this as a Class II recall, indicating a situation where there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.

The recalled product

Product
Craft Cake Flour (M4138), Net Wgt. 50 lbs. (22.68 kgs.), Mfg. By: Grain Craft, Birmingham, AL 35214.
Manufacturer
Grain Craft, Inc.

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 (10)

  • SKU: 1524050
  • Lot codes: 416-21-020916
  • 450-21-041216
  • 57-21-033016
  • 100-21-020216
  • 400-21-031116
  • 527-21-031116
  • 504-21-040116
  • 150-21-033016
  • 587-21-041416.

Distribution

Distributed in 9 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 15 recalled by Grain Craft, 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.

See all 15 products in this recall →