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Medifast Optavia Oatmeal Recalled for Undeclared Milk

Medifast recalls Optavia Old Fashioned Maple & Brown Sugar Oatmeal pouches due to undeclared milk. Check your carton lot codes and best buy dates.

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🇺🇸 FDA recall #F-0938-2020FoodMedifast ›
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Recalling firmJason Pharmaceuticals, Inc. t/a Medifast11445 Cronhill Dr · Owings Mills, MD 21117-2220
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Jason Pharmaceuticals, Inc., doing business as Medifast, is recalling Optavia Old Fashioned Maple & Brown Sugar Oatmeal because it contains undeclared milk. This poses a risk to anyone with a milk allergy or sensitivity who might consume the product without knowing. The recall affects specific lots distributed nationwide. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/15752-medifast-optavia-oatmeal-recalled-for-undeclared-milk.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/15752-medifast-optavia-oatmeal-recalled-for-undeclared-milk · Updated October 11, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-0938-2020

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“Medifast Optavia Oatmeal Recalled for Undeclared Milk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 11, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/15752-medifast-optavia-oatmeal-recalled-for-undeclared-milk. Based on FDA recall #F-0938-2020 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-0938-2020%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on May 1, 2020, that Jason Pharmaceuticals, Inc. t/a Medifast voluntarily recalled Optavia Old Fashioned Maple & Brown Sugar Oatmeal due to undeclared milk. The recall affects 24,923 cartons distributed nationwide.

How to tell if you have it

  • Brand: Medifast
  • Product: Optavia Old Fashioned Maple & Brown Sugar Oatmeal
  • Size: 1.13 oz./ 32 g pouch
  • Packaging: Multi-layer Kraft paper/aluminum pouches, Seven pouches per carton
  • Lot codes: RP1048870, RP1048871, RP1048886
  • Best Buy dates: 01082021 and 01092021

The hazard

The product contains undeclared milk. The FDA classified this as a Class I recall.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show other recent recalls of similar products include Loard's Horchata Ice Cream Recall (2026-04-15), Loard's Peppermint Ice Cream Recall (2026-04-15) and Loard's Lemon Chiffon Ice Cream Recall (2026-04-15).

How to tell if you have this one

Check for Optavia Old Fashioned Maple & Brown Sugar Oatmeal in 1.13 oz./ 32 g multi-layer Kraft paper/aluminum pouches, sold in cartons of seven. Look for lot codes RP1048870, RP1048871, or RP1048886 with Best Buy dates of 01082021 and 01092021.

  • Brand
    Medifast
  • Category
    Food
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Stop consuming the product

    Do not eat the recalled oatmeal if you have a milk allergy or sensitivity.

  2. Check your lot codes and dates

    Verify if your carton has lot codes RP1048870, RP1048871, or RP1048886 with Best Buy dates of 01082021 or 01092021.

  3. Contact the company for remedy details

    The recall record does not specify a return or refund process, so contact Medifast directly for further instructions.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed nationwide.

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FDA distribution: “Nationwide” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

Distributed nationwide.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 18 months after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: May 1, 202012. FDA classified it Class I: May 7, 202023. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: May 13, 202034. FDA terminated the recall: Oct 19, 2021420202021
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class I
  3. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
  4. FDA terminated the recall

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.

  • Official source: FDA Recall #F-0938-2020 (May 1, 2020) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-0938-2020 to see it in context.
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3.6:35b-a3b on October 11, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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