The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Drugs)·D-798-2013·Announced 2013-07-24

Arm & Hammer Sodium Bicarbonate Powder Recalled for Foreign Substance Contamination

Church & Dwight is recalling Arm & Hammer Sodium Bicarbonate Powder due to the presence of stainless steel and other foreign substances.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Drugs): Class II

Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.

This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class II and involves a risk-of-harm product (foreign substance contamination) where no specific injuries or illnesses have been reported in the source text, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for theoretical or unreported harm risks.

Plain-English summary

Church & Dwight Inc. is recalling Arm & Hammer Sodium Bicarbonate Powder, labeled as USP2 Grade or Sodium Bicarbonate U.S.P. No. 2 Fine Granular, due to the presence of a foreign substance. The raw material was found to be contaminated with stainless steel and other materials.

The recall involves 749 tons of the product, distributed nationwide. The affected lots are FF3153, FF3154, FF3155, FF3156, FF3157, and FF3158. The product is packaged in bags of various quantities, including 50 lbs. (22.68 kg.) bags.

Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and contact Church & Dwight Inc. for further instructions. The FDA has classified this recall as Class II, indicating that use of the product could cause temporary or medically reversible health consequences.

The recalled product

Product
Sodium Bicarbonate Powder, CAS-144-55-8, Arm & Hammer, labeled as a) USP2 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. 2 Fine Granular, Net Wt. 50 lbs. (22.68 kg.) per…
Manufacturer
Church & Dwight Inc
Category
Drug — Pharmaceutical Excipient
Hazard

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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