Pancake Mix Sold at Walmart and Kroger Is Recalled

The products may contain pieces of a cable from processing line machinery

By Lisa L. Gill
Investigative Reporter

March 21, 2022

Walmart Great Value Buttermilk Pancake & Waffle Mix and Kroger Buttermilk Pancake & Waffle Mix

The manufacturer of Walmart and Kroger store-branded pancake and waffle mixes has issued a recall. The company, Continental Mills, found fragments of a cable that’s part of the machinery used on the processing line in some of the products. No injuries have been reported, and there have been no complaints from consumers.

A Continental Mills spokesperson, Dana Ross, told CR its “food safety systems did detect the fragments, and out of an abundance of caution we took action to ensure the product was identified and pulled from store shelves.”

Lisa L. Gill

Lisa L. Gill is an award-winning investigative reporter. She has been at Consumer Reports since 2008, covering health and food safety—heavy metals in the food supply and foodborne illness—plus healthcare and prescription drug costs, medical debt, and credit scores. Lisa also testified before Congress and the Food and Drug Administration about her work on drug costs and drug safety. She lives in a DIY tiny home, where she gardens during the day and stargazes the Milky Way at night.