Food recall

Jost Chemical Co recall: Magnesium Citrate Tribasic Hydrate, USP, Ultrafine Powder sold in bulk 55 lb fiber box.

Jost Chemical Co, of Saint Louis, MO, recalled Magnesium Citrate Tribasic Hydrate, USP, Ultrafine Powder sold in bulk 55 lb fiber box.. The FDA's reason: “Dietary ingredient had a Total Aerobic Microbial Count (TAMC) above firm's specification.” The FDA classified it Class III: it is unlikely to cause harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on March 17, 2023, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of April 19, 2023. 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

Other germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...)

Status

Terminated

Closed May 15, 2023

The recall

Company
Jost Chemical Co (Saint Louis, MO)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Dietary ingredient had a Total Aerobic Microbial Count (TAMC) above firm's specification.”
Where it was sold
Distributed to FL
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
91919

The product recalled

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

  • F-0756-2023 Class III

    Magnesium Citrate Tribasic Hydrate, USP, Ultrafine Powder sold in bulk 55 lb fiber box.

    Codes: Lot: 25350037

    Quantity: 3300 lbs

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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 April 19, 2023.

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.