Food recall

Jost Chemical Co recall: Jost Chemical Magnesium Citrate Tribasic Hydrate, USP, Powder

Jost Chemical Co, of Saint Louis, MO, recalled Jost Chemical Magnesium Citrate Tribasic Hydrate, USP, Powder. The FDA's reason: “Dietary ingredient retest is out of specification for Total Yeast and Mold Count.” The FDA classified it Class III: it is unlikely to cause harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on May 5, 2023, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of June 7, 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 June 28, 2023

The recall

Company
Jost Chemical Co (Saint Louis, MO)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Dietary ingredient retest is out of specification for Total Yeast and Mold Count”
Where it was sold
Manufacturers in CA and GA.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
92284

The product recalled

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

  • F-0968-2023 Class III

    Jost Chemical Magnesium Citrate Tribasic Hydrate, USP, Powder, Net Wt 110 lb/ 50 kg packaged in bulk lined fiber drums

    Codes: Lot 25262068

    Quantity: 73 drums (8030 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 June 7, 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.