Aunt Jemima Pancake and Waffle Mix Recall

Do you have any Aunt Jemima Pancake & Waffle Mix in your kitchen? If you and your children love the convenience of the ready made mixes from a company with a long standing reputation for both taste and quality, then you may have some of their products on your cupboard shelves. If so, a new recall makes it vital for parents and consumers to check the packages to make sure that the mix you plan to use to feed your family isn't part of this recent food recall for Aunt Jemima Pancake & Waffle Mix.

Before consumers panic, rest assured that even though the recall - as are all food recalls - is serious business, the risk is small. The recalled products are a very small part of the consumer goods on shelves and many of the possibility tainted product never reached the supermarket.

Consumers need to know what is affected and what to look for to determine if any products in their kitchen could put their families at risk.

Of the product that may have been contaminated, Quaker has 98% of the product and they can track where the other 2% was shipped. Most of the product is not expected to have even reached supermarket shelves at this time. States that may have had product shipped to warehouses for distribution include Texas, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, North Carolina, Illinois, Florida, Missouri, Minnesota, Colorado, Wisconsin, Ohio, New York, New Mexico, Kansas, and Utah.

The products recalled by parent company Quaker Oats on March 4th include Aunt Jemima Pancake & Waffle Mixes in Original, Original Complete, and Buttermilk Complete flavors. No other Aunt Jemima or Quaker Oats products are affected by the possible contamination. The reason for this recall is because the product may have potential salmonella contamination. Even if consumers have used the product, as long as the prepared products were cooked to a temperature of at least 160 degrees Fahrenheit, the risks are very minimal.

If you have any Aunt Jemima Pancake & Waffle Mix in your kitchen, here are the potentially contaminated product numbers:

This is what the affected product looks like - this one from my kitchen cabinent is not affected by the recall.

Credit: L. Murphy

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