Recall Register

Food recall: Jumbo Pershing (Cinnamon) Rolls; NET WT 11.25 and 16.1 Pounds; Approximate Unit Count [Per Case]: 6-8 Dozen; Brands…

Class II FDA enforcement event 75389. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .

Reason for recall, in the words of FDA

Human fingertip found in product filling line.

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

Mel-O Cream Donuts International, Inc. started this food recall on 3 Oct 2016. The firm address in the FDA record is in Springfield, IL. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 75389 has 9 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 7 Dec 2016. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 21 Jul 2017.

It is important to note that most of the time recall classifications are determined after the recalling firm provides all of the information needed to determine the risk posed to public health. The classification and posting in the FDA Enforcement Report should not be seen as an expansion or change to a firm’s voluntary public warning.

FDA publishes these words. Source: FDA, Enforcement Reports, Important Note, read on . openFDA export of .

Distribution

In the words of FDA.

WI, IL, OH

Recalling firm

Mel-O Cream Donuts International, Inc., Springfield, IL.

Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.

FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.

Products

9 product records in the event.

FDA event 75389: product records
Recall numberProductQuantityClassStatusReport date
F-0540-2017Jumbo Pershing (Cinnamon) Rolls; NET WT 11.25 and 16.1 Pounds; Approximate Unit Count [Per Case]: 6-8 Dozen; Brands: Mel-O-Cream and Hy-Vee226 casesClass IITerminated7 Dec 2016
F-0541-2017Arrowhead/Christmas Tree Shells; Best If Used By 02/26/2017; Batch 162734737; NET WT 12 Pounds; Approximate Unit Count [Per Case]: 8 Dozen [96 units]20 casesClass IITerminated7 Dec 2016
F-0542-2017Star Shaped Shells; Best If Used By 02/26/2017; Batch 162734736; NET WT 11.46 Pounds; Approximate Unit Count [Per Case]: 9 Dozen [108 units]9 casesClass IITerminated7 Dec 2016
F-0543-2017Jumbo Ring Donut; Best If Used By 02/26/2017; Approximate Unit Count: 84 Units; Brands: Mel-O-Cream and Hy-Vee544 casesClass IITerminated7 Dec 2016
F-0544-2017Jumbo Apple Fritter; Approximate Unit Count: 6 Dozen; Mel-O-Cream Donuts Intl. Inc. Springfield, IL 62711196 casesClass IITerminated7 Dec 2016
F-0545-2017Fried Danish; Best If Used By 02/25/2017; Batch 162724711; NET WT 11.25 Pounds; Approximate Unit Count: 89 pcs.23 casesClass IITerminated7 Dec 2016
F-0546-2017Hy Vee Long Johns (Red Raspberry Filled); Best If Used By 02/25/2017; Batch 162724690; NET WT 14.63 Pounds; Approximate Unit Count: 72 units3 casesClass IITerminated7 Dec 2016
F-0547-2017Hy Vee Long Shells (Red Raspberry Filled); Best If Used By 02/26/2017; Batch 162734720; NET WT 26.48 Pounds; Approximate Unit Count: 84 units93 casesClass IITerminated7 Dec 2016
F-0548-2017Hy Vee Shells (Bavarian Filled); Best If Used By 02/25/2017; Batch 162724703; NET WT 26.48 Pounds; Approximate Unit Count: 84 units24 casesClass IITerminated7 Dec 2016

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Enforcement event: All the product records that have one FDA event number. This site shows one event on one page.

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
9
Events of the firm on the register
1

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 75389. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/75389/. 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: WI, IL, OH
What quantity of product is in FDA event 75389?
The event has 9 product records. The first record gives this quantity: 226 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.