Mothers' Milk Bank of Montana Recalls Unpasteurized Human Milk
Mothers' Milk Bank of Montana is recalling frozen unpasteurized human milk because a donor received live vaccines after delivery.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class III
Class III is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences.
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 2/5 (Moderate).
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 III, which indicates a remote possibility of adverse health consequences, and the hazard is a theoretical risk from live vaccine exposure rather than a confirmed pathogen or injury.
Plain-English summary
Mothers' Milk Bank of Montana is recalling frozen unpasteurized human milk in glass bottles. The recall is due to a donor who initially answered 'no' to a screening question regarding recent measles, mumps, or rubella vaccination, but was later found to have received live vaccines for influenza, DTAP, and MMR after delivery.
The affected product consists of 354 fluid ounces of unpasteurized milk in a glass bottle with no labeling provided. This specific bottle was transferred to Mother's Milk of San Jose, CA. Additionally, 12 four-ounce bottles were delivered to Community Medical Center in Missoula, Montana.
Consumers and facilities in possession of this product should stop using it and contact the recalling firm for instructions on disposal or return.
The recalled product
- Product
- Frozen Unpasteurized Human Milk in glass bottle. No labeling provided
- Manufacturer
- Mothers' Milk Bank of Montana
- Category
- Food — Human Milk
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 (1)
- No lot coding
Distribution
Distributed in 1 state:
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 2 recalled by Mothers' Milk Bank of Montana under a single FDA (Food) 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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