Food, drugs, devices › Gilster-Mary Lee Corp.
Food recall: Food Club, Essential Choice, Puffed Rice, Net Wt 6 Oz (170 g), UPC 36800 31852
Gilster-Mary Lee Corp. (Chester, IL) initiated this food recall on 1 Mar 2018; FDA lists 1 product record under event 79410, classified Class II.
FDA defines Class II as 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. 56% of the 578 food enforcement events initiated in 2018 carry the same class.
Status: Terminated, terminated 23 Apr 2018. 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
"Puffed wheat cereal was packaged using puffed rice packaging, resulting in an undeclared wheat allergen on the packaging."
Distribution
"Product distributed to distribution centers the following US states: CA, FL, and MN."
Product records
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F-0887-2018 | Food Club, Essential Choice, Puffed Rice, Net Wt 6 Oz (170 g), UPC 36800 31852 | 95 cases | Class II | Terminated | 14 Mar 2018 |
Context
Other enforcement events for Gilster-Mary Lee Corp.
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: "Puffed wheat cereal was packaged using puffed rice packaging, resulting in an undeclared wheat allergen on the packaging."
What does Class II mean?
FDA classifies recalls by relative degree of health hazard. Class II is 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.
Where was the product distributed?
FDA's distribution pattern field reads: "Product distributed to distribution centers the following US states: CA, FL, and MN."
Is the recall still ongoing?
FDA lists the status as Terminated; the termination date is 23 Apr 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.