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KRUSTEAZ
CSWH grade B (77)
Method v1.0 (how we grade), based on the records below; exact score 77.
| Indicator | Grade | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Recalls (40%) | B (80) | 1 Class II (4 points) · 1 event For current recalls see FDA and USDA. |
| Ingredients (40%) | C (63) | Tier A: 0 of 120 products · A (100) (25%) Tier B: 77 of 120 products (Bleached flour, Sodium aluminum sulfate, DATEM, FD&C Red No. 40, FD&C Blue No. 1, FD&C Blue No. 2 and 4 more) · F (0) (15%) · products |
| FDA warning letters (20%) | A (100) | None found to the owner Oct 29, 2021 to Oct 29, 2026. |
Shown, not graded: recall reasons (1 other reasons) · IARC notes (0 products) · FDA dye pledge: none on FDA's tracker.
Recalls, Oct 29, 2021 to Oct 29, 2026
Class II, Mar 10, 2022 · Other reasons · FDA event 89789, 4 products (counted once)
Item # 721-0200, Krusteaz Buttermilk Pancake Mix. Product is shelf stable and packaged in a box. net wt. 2 lbs., UPC 0 41449 00110 4.
- Reason (FDA's words)
- foreign materials
- Code information
- Lot code KX2066; Best by 3/6/2024
- Recalling firm
- Continental Mills (Corporate Office)
- Dates
- Recall started Mar 10, 2022; classified Apr 8, 2022
- Status
- Terminated (status reported by FDA at classification)
- How we matched it
- matched by UPC 41449001104 (upc)
FDA record F-0985-2022: openFDA · Report an error
Item # 731-0120, Krusteaz Pro Buttermilk Pancake Mix. Product is shelf stable and packaged in a box. net wt. 5 lbs., UPC 0 41449 10180 4.
- Reason (FDA's words)
- foreign materials
- Code information
- Lot code KX2062, KX2063 and KX2064; Best by 8/31/23, 9/1/23 and 9/2/23.
- Recalling firm
- Continental Mills (Corporate Office)
- Dates
- Recall started Mar 10, 2022; classified Apr 8, 2022
- Status
- Terminated (status reported by FDA at classification)
- How we matched it
- matched by recalling firm (name prefix) and brand name
FDA record F-0986-2022: openFDA · Report an error
Item # 721-1000, Krusteaz Belgian Waffle Mix. Product is shelf stable and packaged in a box. net wt. 28 oz., UPC 0 41449 00186 9.
- Reason (FDA's words)
- foreign materials
- Code information
- Lot code KX2064 and KX2065; Best by 3/4/24 and 3/5/24
- Recalling firm
- Continental Mills (Corporate Office)
- Dates
- Recall started Mar 10, 2022; classified Apr 8, 2022
- Status
- Terminated (status reported by FDA at classification)
- How we matched it
- matched by UPC 41449001869 (upc)
FDA record F-0988-2022: openFDA · Report an error
Item # 722-0105, Krusteaz Cinnamon Crumb Cake. Product is shelf stable and packaged in a box. net wt. 21 oz., UPC 0 41449 11140 7.
- Reason (FDA's words)
- foreign materials
- Code information
- Lot code KX2063; Best by 9/1/2023.
- Recalling firm
- Continental Mills (Corporate Office)
- Dates
- Recall started Mar 10, 2022; classified Apr 8, 2022
- Status
- Terminated (status reported by FDA at classification)
- How we matched it
- matched by UPC 41449111407 (upc)
FDA record F-0989-2022: openFDA · Report an error
1 recall event by Continental Mills, Inc. name no brand, so it is on the owner's page, not counted here.
Store-brand and co-packer recalls count on a brand only when a UPC in the recall matches one of its products.
Ingredients on our watch list
Bleached flour Tier B in 75 of 120 products
- Texas SB 25, 89th Legislature (2025), Health and Safety Code § 431.0815 (warning label), § 431.0815(a)(6): warning label required by state law (TX), effective Jan 1, 2027. Under court challenge: American Beverage Association v. Paxton.
Sodium aluminum sulfate Tier B in 8 of 120 products
- Texas SB 25, 89th Legislature (2025), Health and Safety Code § 431.0815 (warning label), § 431.0815(a)(35): warning label required by state law (TX), effective Jan 1, 2027. Under court challenge: American Beverage Association v. Paxton.
DATEM Tier B in 5 of 120 products
- Texas SB 25, 89th Legislature (2025), Health and Safety Code § 431.0815 (warning label), § 431.0815(a)(15): warning label required by state law (TX), effective Jan 1, 2027. Under court challenge: American Beverage Association v. Paxton.
FD&C Red No. 40 Tier B in 5 of 120 products
- HHS/FDA phase-out of petroleum-based food dyes (announced 2025-04-22; voluntary industry pledges, no rule): FDA phase-out target, effective Dec 31, 2027.
- Texas SB 25, 89th Legislature (2025), Health and Safety Code § 431.0815 (warning label), § 431.0815(a)(34): warning label required by state law (TX), effective Jan 1, 2027. Under court challenge: American Beverage Association v. Paxton.
- West Virginia HB 2354 (2025), W. Va. Code § 16-7-2(b)(7): banned in food by state law (WV), effective Jan 1, 2028. Under court challenge (enforcement blocked for now): International Association of Color Manufacturers v. Singh.
FD&C Blue No. 1 Tier B in 4 of 120 products
- HHS/FDA phase-out of petroleum-based food dyes (announced 2025-04-22; voluntary industry pledges, no rule): FDA phase-out target, effective Dec 31, 2027.
- Texas SB 25, 89th Legislature (2025), Health and Safety Code § 431.0815 (warning label), § 431.0815(a)(7): warning label required by state law (TX), effective Jan 1, 2027. Under court challenge: American Beverage Association v. Paxton.
- West Virginia HB 2354 (2025), W. Va. Code § 16-7-2(b)(7): banned in food by state law (WV), effective Jan 1, 2028. Under court challenge (enforcement blocked for now): International Association of Color Manufacturers v. Singh.
FD&C Blue No. 2 Tier B in 4 of 120 products
- HHS/FDA phase-out of petroleum-based food dyes (announced 2025-04-22; voluntary industry pledges, no rule): FDA phase-out target, effective Dec 31, 2027.
- Texas SB 25, 89th Legislature (2025), Health and Safety Code § 431.0815 (warning label), § 431.0815(a)(8): warning label required by state law (TX), effective Jan 1, 2027. Under court challenge: American Beverage Association v. Paxton.
- West Virginia HB 2354 (2025), W. Va. Code § 16-7-2(b)(7): banned in food by state law (WV), effective Jan 1, 2028. Under court challenge (enforcement blocked for now): International Association of Color Manufacturers v. Singh.
Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) Tier B in 2 of 120 products
- Texas SB 25, 89th Legislature (2025), Health and Safety Code § 431.0815 (warning label), § 431.0815(a)(5): warning label required by state law (TX), effective Jan 1, 2027. Under court challenge: American Beverage Association v. Paxton.
Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) Tier B in 1 of 120 products
- Texas SB 25, 89th Legislature (2025), Health and Safety Code § 431.0815 (warning label), § 431.0815(a)(4): warning label required by state law (TX), effective Jan 1, 2027. Under court challenge: American Beverage Association v. Paxton.
- West Virginia HB 2354 (2025), W. Va. Code § 16-7-2(b)(7): banned in food by state law (WV), effective Jan 1, 2028. Under court challenge (enforcement blocked for now): International Association of Color Manufacturers v. Singh.
FD&C Yellow No. 6 Tier B in 1 of 120 products
- HHS/FDA phase-out of petroleum-based food dyes (announced 2025-04-22; voluntary industry pledges, no rule): FDA phase-out target, effective Dec 31, 2027.
- Texas SB 25, 89th Legislature (2025), Health and Safety Code § 431.0815 (warning label), § 431.0815(a)(44): warning label required by state law (TX), effective Jan 1, 2027. Under court challenge: American Beverage Association v. Paxton.
- West Virginia HB 2354 (2025), W. Va. Code § 16-7-2(b)(7): banned in food by state law (WV), effective Jan 1, 2028. Under court challenge (enforcement blocked for now): International Association of Color Manufacturers v. Singh.
Partially hydrogenated oil (PHO) Tier B in 1 of 120 products
- Texas SB 25, 89th Legislature (2025), Health and Safety Code § 431.0815 (warning label), § 431.0815(a)(26): warning label required by state law (TX), effective Jan 1, 2027. Under court challenge: American Beverage Association v. Paxton.
Products (77)
- ALMOND POPPY SEED MUFFIN MIX, ALMOND POPPY SEED · UPC 41449400884 · FoodData Central record of Oct 28, 2021
B Bleached flour ("enriched bleached flour") · Report an error - ARTISAN BREAD MIX CRACKED WHEAT · UPC 41449700076 · FoodData Central record of Jul 29, 2021
B Bleached flour ("enriched bleached flour") · Report an error - ARTISAN BREAD MIX, ITALIAN HERB · UPC 41449700090 · FoodData Central record of Jul 29, 2021
B Bleached flour ("enriched bleached flour") · Report an error - BAKE & FRY COATING MIX · UPC 41449001401 · FoodData Central record of Dec 22, 2022
B Bleached flour ("enriched bleached flour") · Report an error - BAKERY STYLE COOKIE MIX SHORTBREAD · UPC 41449601038 · FoodData Central record of May 23, 2022
B Bleached flour ("enriched bleached flour") · Report an error - BAKERY STYLE COOKIE MIX, BROWN SUGAR OATMEAL · UPC 41449470351 · FoodData Central record of Jul 29, 2021
B Bleached flour ("enriched bleached flour") · Report an error - BAKERY STYLE COOKIE MIX, OATMEAL SCOTCHIE · UPC 41449470368 · FoodData Central record of Jul 29, 2021
B Bleached flour ("enriched bleached flour") · Report an error - BANANA NUT MUFFIN MIX, BANANA NUT · UPC 41449402277 · FoodData Central record of Oct 26, 2023
B Bleached flour ("enriched bleached flour") · Report an error - BANANA QUICK BREAD MIX, BANANA · UPC 41449109046 · FoodData Central record of Jun 29, 2023
B Bleached flour ("enriched bleached flour") · Report an error - BEER BREAD MIX · UPC 41449005249 · FoodData Central record of Jul 29, 2021
B Bleached flour ("enriched bleached flour") · Report an error - BLUEBERRY COMPLETE PANCAKE MIX, BLUEBERRY · UPC 41449471495 · FoodData Central record of Sep 14, 2023
B Bleached flour ("enriched bleached flour"); B FD&C Blue No. 1 ("blue 1"); B FD&C Blue No. 2 ("blue 2"); B FD&C Red No. 40 ("red 40") · Report an error - BUTTER VANILLA SUGAR COOKIE MIX, BUTTER VANILLA SUGAR · UPC 41449470337 · FoodData Central record of Nov 16, 2023
B Bleached flour ("enriched bleached flour") · Report an error - BUTTERMILK COMPLETE PANCAKE MIX, BUTTERMILK · UPC 41449001753 · FoodData Central record of Jun 29, 2023
B Bleached flour ("enriched bleached flour") · Report an error - BUTTERMILK COMPLETE PANCAKE MIX, BUTTERMILK · UPC 41449471501 · FoodData Central record of Jun 29, 2023
B Bleached flour ("enriched bleached flour") · Report an error - CINNAMON CHURRO BELGIAN WAFFLE MIX, CINNAMON CHURRO · UPC 41449475714 · FoodData Central record of Apr 27, 2023
B Bleached flour ("enriched bleached flour") · Report an error - CINNAMON SWIRL CRUMB CAKE & MUFFIN MIX, CINNAMON · UPC 41449111407 · FoodData Central record of Jun 29, 2023
B Bleached flour ("enriched bleached flour"); B Sodium aluminum sulfate ("sodium aluminum sulfate") · Report an error - CINNAMON SWIRL QUICK BREAD MIX, CINNAMON · UPC 41449474328 · FoodData Central record of Jun 29, 2023
B Bleached flour ("enriched bleached flour") · Report an error - CLASSIC MUFFIN MIX, CLASSIC · UPC 41449472874 · FoodData Central record of Oct 28, 2021
B Bleached flour ("enriched bleached flour") · Report an error - CLASSIC SOURDOUGH ARTISAN BREAD MIX, CLASSIC SOURDOUGH · UPC 41449700083 · FoodData Central record of Nov 16, 2023
B Bleached flour ("enriched bleached flour") · Report an error - COBBLER TOPPING SUPREME MIX · UPC 41449403441 · FoodData Central record of Jul 29, 2021
B Bleached flour ("enriched bleached flour") · Report an error - COMPLETE PANCAKE MIX PROTEIN, BUTTERMILK · UPC 41449472829 · FoodData Central record of Jul 29, 2021
B Bleached flour ("enriched bleached flour") · Report an error - COMPLETE PANCAKE MIX, BLUEBERRY · UPC 41449001289 · FoodData Central record of Jul 29, 2021
B Bleached flour ("enriched bleached flour"); B FD&C Blue No. 1 ("blue 1"); B FD&C Blue No. 2 ("blue 2"); B FD&C Red No. 40 ("red 40") · Report an error - COMPLETE PANCAKE MIX, BLUEBERRY · UPC 41449001487 · FoodData Central record of Jul 29, 2021
B Bleached flour ("enriched bleached flour"); B FD&C Blue No. 1 ("blue 1"); B FD&C Blue No. 2 ("blue 2"); B FD&C Red No. 40 ("red 40"); B Sodium aluminum sulfate ("sodium aluminum sulfate") · Report an error - COMPLETE PANCAKE MIX, BUTTERMILK · UPC 41449002972 · FoodData Central record of Oct 28, 2021
B Bleached flour ("enriched bleached flour") · Report an error - COMPLETE PANCAKE MIX, BUTTERMILK · UPC 41449003153 · FoodData Central record of Aug 31, 2023
B Bleached flour ("enriched bleached flour") · Report an error
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FDA warning letters to Continental Mills, Inc., Oct 29, 2021 to Oct 29, 2026
None found from FDA food offices.
FDA notes that later events may have changed the regulatory status of what a letter discusses.