Arm & Hammer Sodium Bicarbonate Powder Recalled for Contamination
Church & Dwight is recalling Arm & Hammer Sodium Bicarbonate Powder due to the presence of stainless steel and other foreign substances.
What this means for you
Minor labeling or packaging issue, or a voluntary precautionary recall. Risk of harm is low but real — follow the manufacturer's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class II, and the hazard involves foreign substance contamination (stainless steel) without reported injuries or illnesses, fitting the criteria for a moderate severity recall.
Plain-English summary
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. is recalling Arm & Hammer Sodium Bicarbonate Powder, labeled as USP1 Grade and packaged in bags of various quantities. The recall involves 749 tons of the product distributed nationwide.
The recall was initiated because of the presence of a foreign substance, specifically stainless steel and other contamination, in the raw material. The affected lots are FF3153, FF3154, FF3155, FF3156, FF3157, and FF3158.
Consumers who have purchased this product should check their lot numbers against the list provided by the manufacturer and stop using the product if it matches the recalled lots.
The recalled product
- Product
- Sodium Bicarbonate Powder, CAS-144-55-8, Arm & Hammer, labeled as a) USP1 Grade, packaged in bags of various quantities, Church & Dwight Co, Inc., 469 N. Harrison St., Princeton, NJ 08543-5297; and b) Sodium Bicarbonate U.S.P. No. 1 Powdered, Net Wt. 50 lbs. (22.68 kg.) per bag,
- Manufacturer
- Church & Dwight Inc
- Category
- Drug — Pharmaceutical Excipient
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Lot numbers (6)
- Lot #: FF3153
- FF3154
- FF3155
- FF3156
- FF3157
- and FF3158
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 5 recalled by Church & Dwight Inc under a single FDA (Drugs) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.
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