Food recall

Maryland Packaging, LTD. recall: Pure Cane Granulated Sugar, Single 10 lb

Maryland Packaging, LTD., of Elkridge, MD, recalled Pure Cane Granulated Sugar, Single 10 lb. The FDA's reason: “Possible foreign object: metal wire.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on February 27, 2020, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of March 18, 2020. 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 June 11, 2020

The recall

Company
Maryland Packaging, LTD. (Elkridge, MD)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Possible foreign object: metal wire”
Where it was sold
The product was distributed to PA and MD
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
85160

The product recalled

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

  • F-0831-2020 Class II

    Pure Cane Granulated Sugar, Single 10 lb. package, 156 paper bags on 2 1/2 CHEP pallets

    Codes: M0071A7 and M0071B7

    Quantity: 4056 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 18, 2020.

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.