The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-2421-2012·Announced 2012-10-03

McClure's Shoo Fly Pie Recalled for Undeclared Wheat Allergen

McClure's Pies & Salads, Inc. is recalling Shoo Fly Pies because the ingredient list says 'flour' but does not specify wheat, an undeclared allergen.

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

Plain-English summary

McClure's Pies & Salads, Inc. is recalling 90 Shoo Fly Pies due to an undeclared allergen. The product's ingredient statement lists "flour" but is not specific for wheat flour, which is a major food allergen.

The affected product was distributed to retail outlets in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. The recall covers all product distributed prior to November 15, 2011.

Consumers with a wheat allergy or celiac disease should not consume the product. Individuals can contact McClure's, Inc. for more information or to return the product.

The recalled product

Product
McClure's Pies & Salads, Inc. Shoo Fly Pie
Manufacturer
McClures, Inc.
Affected units
90

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)

  • All product distributed prior to 11/15/2011

Distribution

Distributed in 4 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 33 recalled by McClures, 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 33 products in this recall →

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