The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-2350-2014·Announced 2014-09-03

Custom Ingredients Recalls Cheese Pre-mix Due to Undeclared Wheat

Custom Ingredients LLC is recalling 10,300 lbs of cheese pre-mix intended for cheese dip due to undeclared wheat. The product was distributed in Texas and New York.

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 undeclared wheat, a common allergen, which fits the rubric criterion for 'Allergen mislabeling on common allergens' resulting in a High severity score.

Plain-English summary

Custom Ingredients LLC is voluntarily recalling 10,300 pounds of Cheese Pre-mix, CF 21-1, packaged in 50-lb bags. The product is intended to be used in the manufacture of cheese dip. The recall was initiated on February 17, 2014, and was terminated on December 11, 2014.

The recall is due to the presence of undeclared wheat, a major food allergen. The affected product was distributed in Texas and New York. Specific lot numbers and expiration dates are listed in the official recall notice.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their inventory for the specific lot numbers and expiration dates listed in the recall. If the product is found, it should not be consumed and should be returned to the place of purchase or disposed of.

The recalled product

Product
Cheese Pre-mix, CF 21-1, in 50 lbs bags, intended to be used in the manufacture of cheese dip
Manufacturer
Custom Ingredients LLC
Category
Food — Food Ingredients
Hazard

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 (14)

  • Lot # 090313-103
  • Exp date 3/3/2014
  • Exp date Lot #091 91 3-1 04
  • Exp date 3/19/2014
  • Lot # 093013-105
  • Exp date 3/30/2014
  • Lot # 102813-101
  • Exp date 4/28/2014
  • Lot # 112113-107
  • Exp date 5/21/2014
  • Lot# 121013-102
  • Exp date 6/10/2014
  • Lot # 012814-102
  • Exp date 7/28/2014

Distribution

Distributed in 2 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 20 recalled by Custom Ingredients LLC 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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