Food recall: Meadow Gold Dairy Pure Fresh Half & Half One Quart (946 mL)
Class II FDA enforcement event 74306. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
Insufficient pasteurization.
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
Dean Foods, Inc. started this food recall on 1 Jun 2016. The firm address in the FDA record is in Dallas, TX. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 74306 has 3 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 5 Oct 2016. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 16 Feb 2017.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
ID, OR, WY, UT
Recalling firm
Dean Foods, Inc., Dallas, TX.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
3 product records in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F-2603-2016 | Meadow Gold Dairy Pure Fresh Half & Half One Quart (946 mL) | 1206 containers | Class II | Terminated | 5 Oct 2016 |
| F-2604-2016 | Meadow Gold Dairy Pure Fresh Heavy Whipping Cream One Gallon (3.78L) in plastic one gallon container; Fresh Meadow Gold Dairy Pure Heavy Whipping Cream Half Pint (236 mL) in waxed cardboard carton; Meadow Gold Dairy Pure Fresh Heavy Whipping Cream One Quart (946mL) in waxed cardboard carton. | 590 containers | Class II | Terminated | 5 Oct 2016 |
| F-2605-2016 | Old Style Meadow Gold Heavy Whipping Cream Grade A Pint (473 mL) in waxed cardboard container | 60 containers | Class II | Terminated | 5 Oct 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
- 3Median of the firm: 1
- Events of the firm on the register
- 7
Other events of the firm
| Initiated | Product (first record) | Type | Class | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Mar 2020 | Baskin Robbins Mint Chocolate Chip, Ice Cream Sandwiches with Mint Ice Cream, Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips & Chocolate Waf | Food | Class II | 1 |
| 25 May 2018 | Baskin Robbins Mint Chocolate Chip | Food | Class II | 1 |
| 29 Sep 2017 | Tampico Tropical Punch packaged in 1 gallon plastic jugs | Food | Class I | 1 |
| 2 Oct 2015 | Sunkist Frozen Mango Fruit Sorbet Bar 6 x 2.5 FL OZ. (74 mL) Bars/ 15 FL OZ (444 mL) and pint (473 mL) UPC: 51819-00303 | Food | Class I | 1 |
| 26 Feb 2014 | Price Chopper Orange Juice; 100% Pure ORANGE JUICE FROM CONCENTRATE; DISTRIBUTED BY THE PRICE CHOPPER, INC., SCHENECTADY | Food | Class I | 4 |
| 17 Sep 2013 | Fruit Rush Black Cherry Artificially Flavored Fruit Drink, One Gallon, Plant 06-704 | Food | Class III | 3 |
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report F-2603-2016The FDA record of the first product of this event.
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Cite this page
Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 74306. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/74306/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- openFDA food enforcement reports
- Licence
- CC0 1.0
- 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:
ID, OR, WY, UT
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 74306?
- The event has 3 product records. The first record gives this quantity:
1206 containers
- 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.