Food recall

Occidental Chemical Corporation recall: Food grade Anhydrous 94-97% Calcium Chloride Pellets

Occidental Chemical Corporation, of Ludington, MI, recalled Food grade Anhydrous 94-97% Calcium Chloride Pellets. The FDA's reason: “product may be contaminated with fragments of blue high density polyethylene (HDPE).” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on October 6, 2021, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of November 3, 2021. 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 30, 2024

The recall

Company
Occidental Chemical Corporation (Ludington, MI)
Reason, in FDA's words
“product may be contaminated with fragments of blue high density polyethylene (HDPE)”
Where it was sold
Distributors in KY, WI, PA, IL, LA, and CANADA
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
88835

The product recalled

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

  • F-0088-2022 Class II

    Food grade Anhydrous 94-97% Calcium Chloride Pellets, 50 lb. plastic bag

    Codes: Batches 364JD284A, 364JD284B, and 364JD284C

    Quantity: 11,275 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 November 3, 2021.

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.