Food recall

Ingredion Incorporated recall: Cornstach packaged in a 50lb

Ingredion Incorporated, of Westchester, IL, recalled Cornstach packaged in a 50lb. The FDA's reason: “Food grade Cornstarch may contain metal fragments >1 mm in width and up to 50 mm in length.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on February 9, 2016, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of March 16, 2016. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class II

It could cause temporary or minor harm

Why

Metal, plastic, glass or other objects

Status

Terminated

Closed January 26, 2018

The recall

Company
Ingredion Incorporated (Westchester, IL)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Food grade Cornstarch may contain metal fragments >1 mm in width and up to 50 mm in length.”
Where it was sold
The product was shipped to 2 U.S. firm ins: Cereal Ingredients Inc. 4720 S. 13th St, Leavenworth Kansas, 606048 and Rohtstein Corp, Walnut Hill Station, 70 Olympia Ave, Woburn, Mashachusetts. The product was also distributed to foreign firms, please see attached documents.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
73291

The product recalled

As the FDA describes them, with the codes that tell whether a package is part of the recall.

  • F-0741-2016 Class II

    Cornstach packaged in a 50lb. bag with white and green label containing black lettering.

    Codes: batch numbers: 2605354100, 2605361100, 2605361101, 2605362101, 260535365102, 2606012101, 2606013101.

    Quantity: 1, 402, 243 lbs. of product. product was shipped in 50 lb. bags.

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Source and notes

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA food recall data) (Public domain (U.S. government work); source U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA), data as of March 16, 2016.

Each week the FDA lists the recalls it has classified in its Enforcement Report, often weeks after the company announced the recall, so a month with five weekly reports tends to count more. Each recall counts once, however many products it covers, in the month FDA first listed it. Class I means the food could cause serious harm or death, Class II temporary or minor harm, and Class III is unlikely to harm anyone. Meat, poultry and most egg products are recalled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, not the FDA, and aren't included. For what to do with a recalled product, see the FDA's recalls page.