Food recall

Abbott Nutrition recall: The product is labeled as follows

Abbott Nutrition, of Altavista, VA, recalled The product is labeled as follows. The FDA's reason: “Abbott Nutrition is recalling PediaSure Grow & Gain Vanilla is product because the product may have a different color, smell, taste or texture  inconsistent with other lots of PediaSure Grow &...” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on March 10, 2016, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of April 13, 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

Other ingredient not on the label (sulfites, dyes...)

Status

Terminated

Closed November 1, 2016

The recall

Company
Abbott Nutrition (Altavista, VA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Abbott Nutrition is recalling PediaSure Grow & Gain Vanilla is product because the product may have a different color, smell, taste or texture  inconsistent with other lots of PediaSure Grow & Gain Vanilla. Abbott Nutrition also recognized a complaint trend for physical stability and sensory on this batch on 1/25/16 and an investigation revealed a possibility that a small portion of cans may”
Where it was sold
Lot 57642RA00, Beginning Date of distribution in US  10/12/15 End Date of distribution in US- 12/4/15 . AN distributed this lot to151 Distributors, 32 Medical Facilities and 25 Other types of consignees (2 of these were internal sales reps). No foreign accounts. There are 12 US government consignees.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
73499

The product recalled

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

  • F-1041-2016 Class II

    The product is labeled as follows: PediaSure Grow & Gain Vanilla, Unit size : 8 oz. , Container description : Metal Can, Total package size : 24 cans per case .

    Codes: List Number 55897 , Lot 57642RA00

    Quantity: 15,609 cases (374,616 units)

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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 April 13, 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.