Food recall

Abbott Nutrition recall: Promote with Fiber Vanilla

Abbott Nutrition, of Altavista, VA, recalled Promote with Fiber Vanilla and 5 other products. The FDA's reason: “The firm expanded recall to include additional batches. Product recalled because of off odor and taste due to microbial contamination.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on May 9, 2016, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of February 8, 2017. 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 germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...)

Status

Terminated

Closed January 31, 2017

The recall

Company
Abbott Nutrition (Altavista, VA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“The firm expanded recall to include additional batches. Product recalled because of off odor and taste due to microbial contamination.”
Where it was sold
The product was distributed in the US as well as the following foreign countries: Guam and Puerto Rico, Israel, Kuwait, Trinidad and Tobago
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
76167

The 6 products recalled

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

  • F-1419-2017 Class II

    Promote with Fiber Vanilla, 8oz metal can

    Codes: Lot Number 57643RA00/01/02 Expiration Date 1Oct 2016

    Quantity: 262,608 units

  • F-1420-2017 Class II

    Oxepa, 8oz metal can

    Codes: Lot Number 57420RA00 Expiration Date 1Oct 2016

    Quantity: 45,156 units

  • F-1421-2017 Class II

    Nepro Vanilla High Protein , 8oz metal can

    Codes: Lot Number 57648RA00 Expiration Date 1Jan1017

    Quantity: 37,584 units

  • F-1422-2017 Class II

    Nepro Vanilla , 8oz metal can

    Codes: Lot Number 57648RA11 Expiration Date 1Jan 2017

    Quantity: 332,088 units

  • F-1423-2017 Class II

    Vital High Protein, 8oz metal can

    Codes: Lot Number 57447RA00 Expiration Date 1Oct2016

    Quantity: 31,440 units

  • F-1424-2017 Class II

    Nepro Mixed Berry, 8oz metal can

    Codes: Lot Number 59879RA00 Expiration Date 1Dec2016

    Quantity: 362,400 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 February 8, 2017.

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.