Food recall

Kent Precision Foods Group, Inc. recall: Thick-It Original Food & Beverage Thickener 6/36 oz

Kent Precision Foods Group, Inc., of Muscatine, IA, recalled Thick-It Original Food & Beverage Thickener 6/36 oz. The FDA's reason: “Food and beverage thickener recalled because of possible insanitary conditions during manufacturing.” The FDA classified it Class III: it is unlikely to cause harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on June 9, 2022, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of September 14, 2022. 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

Labeling, packaging or manufacturing problems

Status

Terminated

Closed December 20, 2022

The recall

Company
Kent Precision Foods Group, Inc. (Muscatine, IA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Food and beverage thickener recalled because of possible insanitary conditions during manufacturing”
Where it was sold
Distributed to food service distributors for use in hospitals, nursing homes and similar facilities. Specific distribution information pending.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
90449

The product recalled

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

  • F-1688-2022 Class III

    Thick-It Original Food & Beverage Thickener 6/36 oz. jars per case

    Codes: 2B0045802 best by 10/2024 2B0042678 best by 11/2024

    Quantity: 14 cases

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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 September 14, 2022.

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.