The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-1599-2016·Announced 2016-07-13

Grain Craft Recalls Kraft Cake Flour Due to Possible Peanut Contamination

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

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 potential contamination with a major food allergen (peanut) in a common food product. Per the rubric, allergen mislabeling or contamination on common allergens without reported illness is classified as High severity.

Plain-English summary

Grain Craft, Inc. is recalling 279,514 hundredweight of Kraft Cake Flour (110760), Net Wgt. 50 lbs. (22.68 kgs.). The recall is being conducted due to possible peanut protein contamination. The product was manufactured by Grain Craft in Birmingham, Alabama.

The affected product is identified by SKU 1019050 and Lot code 69-21-032316. The recall covers distribution in Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, New Jersey, Tennessee, and Texas.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their inventory for the specific lot code and SKU. If the product matches the description, it should be discarded or returned to the point of purchase. Individuals with a peanut allergy should avoid consuming the product.

The recalled product

Product
Kraft Cake Flour (110760), Net Wgt. 50 lbs. (22.68 kgs.), Mfg. By: Grain Craft, Birmingham, AL 35214.
Manufacturer
Grain Craft, Inc.
Affected units
279,514

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 (2)

  • SKU: 1019050
  • Lot code: 69-21-032316.

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 →

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