White Corn Meal sold under the Aunt Jemima brand and packaged in a paper bag with a net weight of 80 oz. (5 lb

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White Corn Meal sold under the Aunt Jemima brand and packaged in a paper bag with a net weight of 80 oz. (5 lb.) 2.26 kg. Quaker Foods and Snacks North America · reported 2014-01-01

Terminated This recall has been closed out by the agency.

Reason for recall: Some Aunt Jemima and Quaker brand Self-Rising Corn Meal Mix, Buttermilk Self-Rising Corn Meal Mix, Corn Meal, and Quick Grits have levels of aflatoxin above the legal limit.
Classification: Class II
Recall initiated: 2013-10-29
Reported by the agency: 2014-01-01
Closed out (terminated): 2017-04-04
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, AR, CA, CT, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, WI, WV, WY)
States we parsed from that text: AL AR CA CT FL GA IA IL IN KS KY LA MD MI MN MO MS NC NJ NM NY OH OK PA SC TN TX UT WI WV WY
The agency named these states. Parse method explicit_state_list, confidence high.
Food category: Grains, pasta & cereal Produce (fruit & vegetables)derived
Assigned by a reviewed keyword rulebook over the product description, not by the agency.
Recall type: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number: F-1254-2014

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