Fat free milk recalled because it may contain food-grade cleaning agents
Prairie Farms Dairy is recalling 3,752 gallons of Prairie Farms Fat Free Milk because the product may contain food-grade cleaning agents.
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 2/5 (Moderate).
Minor labeling or packaging issue, or a voluntary precautionary recall. Risk of harm is low but real — follow the manufacturer's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: Scored 2 under the low-risk contamination criterion: the record describes the agents as food-grade and states no illnesses or consequence.
Plain-English summary
Prairie Farms Fat Free Milk, 1 gallon (3.78L) plastic jug, UPC 7273023117, is being recalled.
The reason given in the enforcement record is that the product may contain food-grade cleaning agents.
The recall covers 3,752 gallons with code date DEC08, plant code PLT19-145 and a timestamp range of 17:51 to 21:23. The product went to one retail chain with locations in Illinois and Wisconsin. The FDA has classified the action as Class II.
Consumers who have a jug matching this code should not drink it and should follow the retailer's return instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- Prairie Farms Fat Free Milk, 1 Gallon (3.78L) plastic jug, UPC 7273023117
- Manufacturer
- Prairie Farms Dairy
- Category
- Food — Dairy
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)
- Code Date: DEC08 Plant Code: PLT19-145 Timestamp: 17:51 to 21:23
Distribution
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