Food Grade Calcium Chloride Pellets Recalled for HDPE Contamination
Occidental Chemical Corporation is recalling food grade anhydrous calcium chloride pellets due to potential contamination with fragments of blue high-density polyethylene (HDPE). The recall affects 11,275 bags distributed to food processors and related industries.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): 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 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: This is an FDA Class II recall with no reported illnesses or injuries. The hazard is a potential foreign material contaminant (HDPE fragments) in a food-ingredient product. Without evidence of actual harm or high-risk pathogens, this meets the Moderate threshold for a Class II recall with a precautionary/preventive focus.
Plain-English summary
Occidental Chemical Corporation is recalling approximately 11,275 bags of food grade anhydrous 94-97% calcium chloride pellets in 50 lb. plastic bags. The product may be contaminated with fragments of blue high-density polyethylene (HDPE).
The affected batches are 364JD284A, 364JD284B, and 364JD284C. These products were distributed to food processors and distributors in Kentucky, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Louisiana, and Canada.
Consumers or food processors who have purchased this product should stop using it immediately and contact Occidental Chemical Corporation for instructions on return or disposal. Use of the contaminated product in food manufacturing could result in foreign material fragments in finished food products.
The recalled product
- Product
- Food grade Anhydrous 94-97% Calcium Chloride Pellets, 50 lb. plastic bag
- Manufacturer
- Occidental Chemical Corporation
- Affected units
- 11,275
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 (3)
- Batches 364JD284A
- 364JD284B
- and 364JD284C
Distribution
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