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Food recall: Honey & Oat Mixers ready-to-eat dry cereal sold under the market pantry brand and packaged in card stock cartons with a

FDA enforcement event 70281 · Class I · initiated 13 Jan 2015 · status Terminated · terminated 12 Apr 2016

FoodVoluntary: Firm initiated1 product recordChester, IL

FDA enforcement event 70281 is a food recall by Gilster-Mary Lee Corp. of Chester, IL, initiated 13 Jan 2015 and classified Class I, with 1 product record.

FDA defines Class I as a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. 47% of the 607 food enforcement events initiated in 2015 carry the same class.

Status: Terminated, terminated 12 Apr 2016. Initiation: voluntary: firm initiated. Gilster-Mary Lee Corp. has 11 enforcement events on this register, with a median of 1 product record per event.

Recall classification reflects the relative degree of health hazard. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. openFDA export dated 28 Sep 2026.

Recalling firm

Gilster-Mary Lee Corp., Chester, IL.

Reason for recall

"Undeclared almonds"

Distribution

"US: Nationwide (AZ, CA, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, MA, MD, MI, MN, ND, NE, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, PA, SD, TX, UT, VA, WI, WV) + District of Columbia"

Product records

Recall numberProductQuantityClassStatusReport date
F-1806-2015Honey & Oat Mixers ready-to-eat dry cereal sold under the market pantry brand and packaged in card stock cartons with a new weight of 18 oz. (1 lb. 2 oz.) 510 g.412 cases (4,944 cartons)Class ITerminated8 Apr 2015

Context

47%of 2015 food events are Class I607 events that year
1product record in this eventfirm median: 1
11events on this register for the firm

Other enforcement events for Gilster-Mary Lee Corp.

InitiatedProduct (first record)TypeClassRecords
23 Mar 2023HyVee Hamburger Chili Macaroni Skillet Meal, 5.2oz retail carton. UPC: 0 75450-08552 5FoodClass I1
25 May 2021Organic Microwave Butter Popcorn in cartons labeled to be Organic Microwave Popcorn Salted, Net Wt 8.7 OZ, Distributed bFoodClass I1
9 Sep 2020Lightly salted microwave popcorn packaged in the following ways: 1) Cadia Organic Lightly Salted Popcorn, Net Wt. 9.9 ozFoodClass II5
16 Oct 2019Food Lion Creamy Chocolate Frosting, Net Wt 16 OZ, Distributed by Food Lion, LLC, Salisbury, NC, foodlion.com, packaged FoodClass II1
20 Feb 2019Best Choice Pancake & Waffle Complete Mix Original 32oz. retail carton, 12 retail units per wholesale case. UPC# 70038 3FoodClass II1
1 Mar 2018Food Club, Essential Choice, Puffed Rice, Net Wt 6 Oz (170 g), UPC 36800 31852FoodClass II1
8 Jan 2018Coat & Bake, Original Chicken, Seasoned Coating Mix For Chicken, Net Wt 5.5 OZ (156 g), Distributed by SuperValu Inc., EFoodClass I1
5 Jun 2017Western Family Onion Soup Mix, 2.25 oz. pouches packaged in 4.5-oz. cartonsFoodClass I1
2 Jan 2013Food Club Chocolate Chunk Brownie Mix, packaged in 21.5-oz. boxes, UPC# 36800-13486, distributed by TOPCO Associates LLCFoodClass I1
18 Oct 2012Gilster-Mary Lee Corporation, Better Valu Fruit Whirls, Naturally Flavored packaged in a 28 oz (1 LB 12 OZ) (794g) plastFoodClass I1

All 11 events for Gilster-Mary Lee Corp.

Questions and answers

Why was this food recalled?

FDA's record gives the reason for recall as: "Undeclared almonds"

What does Class I mean?

FDA classifies recalls by relative degree of health hazard. Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

Where was the product distributed?

FDA's distribution pattern field reads: "US: Nationwide (AZ, CA, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, MA, MD, MI, MN, ND, NE, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, PA, SD, TX, UT, VA, WI, WV) + District of Columbia"

Is the recall still ongoing?

FDA lists the status as Terminated; the termination date is 12 Apr 2016. "Terminated" means FDA has determined that all reasonable efforts to remove or correct the product have been made.

Where does this data come from?

openFDA enforcement reports (food, drug and device), CC0, export dated 28 Sep 2026. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. The FDA enforcement report linked above is authoritative.

Provenance

Source: openFDA food enforcement reports (CC0), export dated 28 Sep 2026; records grouped by FDA event number. The class shown for the event is the most severe class among its records. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.