Margaritaville 4.16 ounce packages of Banana creme pie filling mix packaged in a yellow, red, and blue box with white lettering.

Recall Insight

This FDA Food action (record #F-1594-2016) was formally reported on July 6, 2016, with the manufacturer initiating the action on February 3, 2016. It is classified under Critical severity (Class I), with a current status of Terminated. Jel Sert Co. is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of West Chicago, IL. Federal records indicate 65 cases, 8 boxes/case. units are affected.

The documented reason for this recall is: There was a positive salmonella sample from another customer of the supplier that tested it. This firm uses the freeze dried bananas in their Banana creme pie filling mix. Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: 65 cases were used for sales samples and gifts. Of those cases (520 cartons) ~ 20 cartons are not accounted for and were most likely given to employees and or consumed. 17 other cases were used by Marketing and R&D.. 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 and NHTSA 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 10 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.