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Food recall: Food Lion Creamy Chocolate Frosting, Net Wt 16 OZ, Distributed by Food Lion, LLC, Salisbury, NC, foodlion.com, packaged

FDA enforcement event 84064 · Class II · initiated 16 Oct 2019 · status Terminated · terminated 4 Dec 2019

FoodVoluntary: Firm initiated1 product recordChester, IL

FDA enforcement event 84064 is a food recall by Gilster-Mary Lee Corp. of Chester, IL, initiated 16 Oct 2019 and classified Class II, with 1 product record.

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 516 food enforcement events initiated in 2019 carry the same class.

Status: Terminated, terminated 4 Dec 2019. 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

"Cream cheese frosting was put in a container labeled as Creamy Chocolate Frosting. The chocolate frosting label fails to declare the presence of the major food allergen Milk."

Distribution

"Shipped to one customer in North Carolina"

Product records

Recall number	Product	Quantity	Class	Status	Report date
F-0149-2020	Food Lion Creamy Chocolate Frosting, Net Wt 16 OZ, Distributed by Food Lion, LLC, Salisbury, NC, foodlion.com, packaged in 12 cans per case.	66 cases	Class II	Terminated	20 Nov 2019

Context

56%of 2019 food events are Class II516 events that year

1product record in this eventfirm median: 1

11events on this register for the firm

Other enforcement events for Gilster-Mary Lee Corp.

Initiated	Product (first record)	Type	Class	Records
23 Mar 2023	HyVee Hamburger Chili Macaroni Skillet Meal, 5.2oz retail carton. UPC: 0 75450-08552 5	Food	Class I	1
25 May 2021	Organic Microwave Butter Popcorn in cartons labeled to be Organic Microwave Popcorn Salted, Net Wt 8.7 OZ, Distributed b	Food	Class I	1
9 Sep 2020	Lightly salted microwave popcorn packaged in the following ways: 1) Cadia Organic Lightly Salted Popcorn, Net Wt. 9.9 oz	Food	Class II	5
20 Feb 2019	Best Choice Pancake & Waffle Complete Mix Original 32oz. retail carton, 12 retail units per wholesale case. UPC# 70038 3	Food	Class II	1
1 Mar 2018	Food Club, Essential Choice, Puffed Rice, Net Wt 6 Oz (170 g), UPC 36800 31852	Food	Class II	1
8 Jan 2018	Coat & Bake, Original Chicken, Seasoned Coating Mix For Chicken, Net Wt 5.5 OZ (156 g), Distributed by SuperValu Inc., E	Food	Class I	1
5 Jun 2017	Western Family Onion Soup Mix, 2.25 oz. pouches packaged in 4.5-oz. cartons	Food	Class I	1
13 Jan 2015	Honey & Oat Mixers ready-to-eat dry cereal sold under the market pantry brand and packaged in card stock cartons with a	Food	Class I	1
2 Jan 2013	Food Club Chocolate Chunk Brownie Mix, packaged in 21.5-oz. boxes, UPC# 36800-13486, distributed by TOPCO Associates LLC	Food	Class I	1
18 Oct 2012	Gilster-Mary Lee Corporation, Better Valu Fruit Whirls, Naturally Flavored packaged in a 28 oz (1 LB 12 OZ) (794g) plast	Food	Class I	1

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: "Cream cheese frosting was put in a container labeled as Creamy Chocolate Frosting. The chocolate frosting label fails to declare the presence of the major food allergen Milk."

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: "Shipped to one customer in North Carolina"

Is the recall still ongoing?

FDA lists the status as Terminated; the termination date is 4 Dec 2019. "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.