Food recall: Buttermilk Solids FFE-8902: Lot # s 1608301-18, 42,650 pounds, packed in 50# poly lined Kraft paper bags, expiration dat
Franklin Farms East (Frostburg, MD) initiated this food recall on 9 Dec 2016; FDA lists 3 product records under event 76181, classified Class I.
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. 52% of the 799 food enforcement events initiated in 2016 carry the same class.
Status: Terminated, terminated 6 Mar 2018. Initiation: voluntary: firm initiated. This is the only enforcement event on this register for Franklin Farms East.
Recall classification reflects the relative degree of health hazard. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. openFDA export dated 28 Sep 2026.
Recalling firm
Franklin Farms East, Frostburg, MD.
Reason for recall
"Franklin Farms East & Meadow Mountain Nutritional have initiated a recall because several products of theirs have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella."
Distribution
"Georgia, Pennsylvania, and Alabama"
Product records
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F-1460-2017 | Buttermilk Solids FFE-8902: Lot # s 1608301-18, 42,650 pounds, packed in 50# poly lined Kraft paper bags, expiration date March 3rd, 2017. | 42,650 pounds | Class I | Terminated | 15 Feb 2017 |
| F-1461-2017 | Buttermilk Solids FFE-8906: Lot # s 1609221-22, 5,050 pounds, packed in 50# poly lined Kraft paper bags, expiration date April 1st, 2017. | 5,050 pounds | Class I | Terminated | 15 Feb 2017 |
| F-1462-2017 | All Dairy Blend FFE-9967: Lot # s 1609214-16, 5,050 pounds, packed in 50# poly lined Kraft paper bags, expiration date April 1st, 2017. | 5,050 pounds | Class I | Terminated | 15 Feb 2017 |
Context
Questions and answers
Why was this food recalled?
FDA's record gives the reason for recall as: "Franklin Farms East & Meadow Mountain Nutritional have initiated a recall because several products of theirs have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella."
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: "Georgia, Pennsylvania, and Alabama"
Is the recall still ongoing?
FDA lists the status as Terminated; the termination date is 6 Mar 2018. "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.