US Food Recall Atlas

A single recall record, as the agency published it.

Recall mapAll recalls → F-0171-2014

White grits packaged in a paper bag labeled in part: Smooth & Creamy; Aunt Jemima; Quick GRITS; Cooks in about 5 minutes; ENRICHED WHITE HOMINY; NET WT 36.8 oz. (2 lb. 4.8 oz.) 1043g Quaker Foods and Snacks North America · reported 2013-11-20

Terminated This recall has been closed out by the agency.

Reason for recall
Aflatoxins. Some Aunt Jemima brand Buttermilk Self-Rising Corn Meal Mix, Quick Grits Enriched with White Hominy, and Buttermilk Self-Rising Corn Meal Mix White have levels of aflatoxin above the legal limit..
Classification
Class II
Recall initiated
2013-10-08
Reported by the agency
2013-11-20
Closed out (terminated)
2016-06-22
Recalling firm
Quaker Foods and Snacks North America
Chicago, IL
United States

This is the firm that issued the recall — commonly a distributor or processor. It is not the origin of contamination.

Distribution (the agency's own words)
US: Nationwide (AL, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MI, MO, MS, NC, OH, SC, TN, WI)
States we parsed from that text
AL FL GA IL IN KS KY MI MO MS NC OH SC TN WI

The agency named these states. Parse method explicit_state_list, confidence high.

Food category
uncategorised

Assigned by a reviewed keyword rulebook over the product description, not by the agency.

Recall type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number
F-0171-2014

This page reproduces a record published by the US Food and Drug Administration. It is not real-time: recalls typically appear in FDA's Enforcement Report weeks after they begin — a median of 40 days, see publication lag. For current food safety information consult FDA and USDA FSIS directly.