Food recall: Duncan Hines Signature Swiss Chocolate Cake Mix, 16.5 oz. cartons, Distributed by: Pinnacle Foods, Cherry Hill, New…
Class II FDA enforcement event 73570. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
A natural flavoring containing a milk ingredient was inadvertently used to manufacture the Duncan Hines Signature Swiss Chocolate Cake Mix, 16.5 oz. cartons and the Duncan Hines Swiss Moist Deluxe Swiss Chocolate (Chocolate Suizo) 16.5 oz. cartons. The incorrect labeling was used on this product declaring that these products were a NON-milk containing product.
Class II, in the words of FDA
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
Pinnacle Foods, LLC started this food recall on 3 Mar 2016. The firm address in the FDA record is in Parsippany, NJ. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 73570 has 2 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 4 May 2016. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 25 Aug 2017.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
FL and IL
Recalling firm
Pinnacle Foods, LLC, Parsippany, NJ.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
2 product records in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F-1247-2016 | Duncan Hines Signature Swiss Chocolate Cake Mix, 16.5 oz. cartons, Distributed by: Pinnacle Foods, Cherry Hill, New Jersey USA, UPC 6 44209 41120 7 | 240 cases | Class II | Terminated | 4 May 2016 |
| F-1248-2016 | Duncan Hines Moist Deluxe Swiss Chocolate (Chocolate Suizo) Cake Mix, Net Wt. 16.5 oz. (1 LB 5 oz.) 468 g, Distributed by: Pinnacle Foods, Cherry Hill, New Jersey USA, UPC 6 44209 309748 7 | 1,600 cases | Class II | Terminated | 4 May 2016 |
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Class II: The middle of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Food events that started in 2016
- 799
- Share of these events in Class II
- 43%
- Product records in this event
- 2Median of the firm: 1
- Events of the firm on the register
- 5
Other events of the firm
| Initiated | Product (first record) | Type | Class | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 May 2017 | AUNT JEMIMA(R) LIL' GRIDDLES(TM) BLUEBERRY MINI PANCAKES, 40 COUNT, NET WT 14.5oz UPC 019600054603 | Food | Class II | 27 |
| 31 Mar 2017 | Great Value Bread and Butter Chips 24 Fl Oz. Distributed by: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Bentonville, AR 72716 UPC 0787421459 | Food | Class II | 1 |
| 23 Jun 2015 | Wish-Bone Ranch Dressing Net. Wt. 24 oz. Distributed by Pinnacle Foods Group USA LLC Cherry Hill, NJ 08003-3620 UPC 0-41 | Food | Class I | 1 |
| 17 Nov 2013 | Aunt Jemima(R) HOMESTYLE FRENCH TOAST, 6 COUNT, NET WT. 12.5 OZ (354 g), UPC Code: 019600057703 | Food | Class II | 1 |
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report F-1247-2016The FDA record of the first product of this event.
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Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 73570. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/73570/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- openFDA food enforcement reports
- Licence
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- Export date
- 28 Sep 2026
- Newest FDA report date on the register
- 23 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Where was the product distributed?
- The FDA record gives this distribution:
FL and IL
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 73570?
- The event has 2 product records. The first record gives this quantity:
240 cases
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many food recalls of 2016 have the same class?
- 43% of the 799 food events that started in 2016 are in Class II.