Hiland Chocolate Milk, 1/2 gallon (1.89 L). Hiland Dairy Springfield, MO 65803

Recall Insight

This FDA Food action (record #F-1056-2019) was formally reported on January 23, 2019, with the manufacturer initiating the action on December 3, 2018. It is classified under Critical severity (Class I), with a current status of Terminated. Hiland Dairy Foods Company LLC is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of Springfield, MO. Federal records indicate 1,151 half-gallons units are affected.

The documented reason for this recall is: The firm has received complaints of an egg nog flavor in half gallons of chocolate milk. Egg nog is manufactured at the same plant. The egg nog contains egg ingredients, but the chocolate milk does not declare egg on th… Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: Distributed to grocery stores in the Kansas City, MO and suburbs on both sides of the state line. Product was also distributed to grocery stores in the St. Joseph, MO area.. Distribution scope directly affects the consumer exposure window and determines whether a recall remains regional or escalates into a nationwide advisory.

To put this record in context, PlainRecalls indexes 83,949 recalls across the FDA, CPSC, NHTSA and USDA FSIS going back to 1995. Within the same product category, the database holds 6 closely related recalls, of which 6 were also issued by FDA Food. That clustering is a signal — repeated actions in a narrow category often indicate a systemic quality-control issue, a supplier-wide contamination, or a design defect that has propagated across product lines. This recall is roughly 7 years old; older recalls can remain relevant because many units enter resale, rental, and secondary-market channels where the original warning never reaches the end user. Always cross-check the recall number against the official agency page before relying on any summary.