Pancake & Waffle Mix Recall Upgraded To Highest Category, “Serious Adverse Health Consequences”

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Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials upgraded a recall of certain boxes of Pearl Milling Company Original Pancake & Waffle Mix to the most serious category.

The recall escalation pertains to the potential risk of a ‘life-threatening allergic reaction.’

Per Fox Business:

The Quaker Oats Company, a subsidiary of Pepsi Co, previously announced the limited recall of certain boxes of Pearl Milling Company Original Pancake & Waffle Mix on Jan. 14. Pearl Milling was originally branded as Aunt Jemima before 2021.

On Thursday, the FDA updated the recall category to Class I, which pertains to “situation[s] in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.”

In a January press release, the company noted that certain two-pound boxes of the product contained “undeclared milk.”

“[The recall was announced] after being alerted by a retail partner,” the statement noted. “Those with an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk run the risk of a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume the recalled product.”

The mixes were distributed to retailers in 11 states: Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, Utah and Wisconsin. Consumers could have bought the recalled products as early as Nov. 18 of last year.

TODAY reports:

The initial January recall included 10,000 cartons of the two pound boxes of the Pearl Milling Company Original Pancake & Waffle Mix after the Quaker Oats Company was alerted by a retail partner.

The product was recalled as the boxes may have contained undeclared milk.

According to the release, the product could have been purchased as early as Nov. 18, 2024. The recalled product’s UPC is “30000 65040” with a best by date of Sept. 13, 2025.

No other Pearl Milling Company or Quaker Oats Company products or flavors were recalled.

Read the initial recall alert HERE.



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