Food recall

Gerber Products Company dba Nestle Infant Nutrition recall: GERBER Macaroni and Cheese with a side of peas and carrots

Gerber Products Company dba Nestle Infant Nutrition, of Arlington, VA, recalled GERBER Macaroni and Cheese with a side of peas and carrots. The FDA's reason: “Beetles were found in the pea ingredient used in the side compartment of the tray.” The FDA classified it Class III: it is unlikely to cause harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on November 18, 2021, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of December 15, 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 III

It is unlikely to cause harm

Why

See FDA's words below

Status

Terminated

Closed February 14, 2022

The recall

Company
Gerber Products Company dba Nestle Infant Nutrition (Arlington, VA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Beetles were found in the pea ingredient used in the side compartment of the tray.”
Where it was sold
The product was distributed to the following states: DE,ME,VA,PA,CT,NY,MI,TX,WI,OH,AL ,IA
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
89087

The product recalled

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

  • F-0271-2022 Class III

    GERBER Macaroni and Cheese with a side of peas and carrots, 6.6 oz. (187 g) drained weight 5.3 oz. (150 g), 8 units per case.

    Codes: 21775185XX Best By 04Oct2022

    Quantity: 4,278 cases released

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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 December 15, 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.