Hometown Food Company recalls Birch Benders Sweet Potato Pancake and Waffle Mix due to undeclared egg. Check your 12oz bags with UPC 8 1000156076 8 for affected lots.
“Hometown Food Company Birch Benders Sweet Potato Pancake Mix Recall: Undeclared Egg.” GovInfoNow, updated August 10, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/6210-hometown-food-company-birch-benders-sweet-potato-pancake-mix-recall. Based on FDA recall #H-0903-2026.
The FDA announced on May 20, 2026, that Hometown Food Company is recalling Birch Benders Sweet Potato Pancake and Waffle Mix due to undeclared egg. The agency said the product poses an allergen risk to consumers.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: Birch Benders
Product: Sweet Potato Pancake and Waffle Mix 12oz bag
UPC: 8 1000156076 8
Lot code: 5 265
Best if Used By date: MAR 24 2027
The hazard
The product contains undeclared egg, which can cause serious or unexpected allergic reactions in individuals with egg allergies. The FDA classified the recall as Class I.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Hometown Food Company has issued three other recalls since March 8, 2019, including a salmonella risk alert on March 8, 2019, and a gluten contamination warning on August 26, 2019. Other recent recalls of similar products include Pearl Milling Pancake Mix (May 13, 2026), Outside The Breadbox Bread Crumbs (January 8, 2026), and House of Flavors Vanilla Ice Cream (February 26, 2026).
How to tell if you have this one
Check for 12oz bags with UPC 8 1000156076 8. The product was sold in cases of 6 bags, with lot number 5 and best by date MAR 24 2027.
Brand
Hometown Food Company
Product
Birch Benders Sweet Potato Pancake and Waffle Mix 12oz bag, UPC 8 1000156076 8, 6 bags per case
Category
Food
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check Product Label
Look for the UPC 8 1000156076 8 on the 12oz bag packaging.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in 20 states.
Listed by the agency
Not listed
FDA distribution: “AZ CA CO CT FL GA IA IL IN KY MD NH NJ NV NY OR PA TX WA WI” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington, Wisconsin.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 2 months after the firm started it.
1Firm started the recall
2FDA classified it Class I
3Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
4FDA terminated the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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 #H-0903-2026 (May 20, 2026)
Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 10, 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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