The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-2362-2014·Announced 2014-09-03

Custom Ingredients Recalls Cheese Pre-mix Due to Undeclared Wheat

Custom Ingredients LLC is recalling Cheese Pre-mix ME 14-1 because it contains undeclared wheat, a major food allergen.

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 on a common allergen (wheat), which corresponds to a severity score of 3 (High) according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Custom Ingredients LLC is voluntarily recalling Cheese Pre-mix ME 14-1, a product in 50 lbs bags intended for the manufacture of cheese dip. The recall was initiated because the product contains undeclared wheat, which is a major food allergen.

The affected product is identified by Lot# 100813-108 with an expiration date of 4/8/2014, and Lot# 112113-102 with an expiration date of 5/21/2014. The total quantity involved is 1,000 lbs. The product was distributed in Texas and New York.

The FDA has classified this recall as Class II. Consumers who have purchased this product should check their inventory for the specific lot numbers and expiration dates listed above. If the product is found, it should not be consumed and should be returned to the point of purchase or disposed of.

The recalled product

Product
Cheese Pre-mix ME 14-1, in 50 lbs bags intended to be used in the manufacture of cheese dip

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 (4)

  • Lot# 100813-108
  • Exp Date 4/8/2014
  • Lot# 112113-102
  • Exp Date 5/21/2014

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.

See all 20 products in this recall →