The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-0563-2025·Announced 2025-02-19

Cheese powder ingredient blend recalled for plastic thread contamination

Bridgewell Agribusiness recalls 5912MOD-CAU Pre-Blend (lot 220349) due to plastic thread contamination. The dry ingredient was distributed only in New York.

What this means for you

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: FDA Class II recall with no reported illnesses or injuries. Foreign material (plastic thread) in a food ingredient product presents a risk of harm through potential ingestion, meeting the rubric criterion for 'risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.'

Plain-English summary

Bridgewell Agribusiness LLC is recalling its 5912MOD-CAU Pre-Blend (item #991819), a dry blend ingredient product, due to the discovery of white nylon or plastic thread in the product. The product is a 50-pound bag intended for further processing and consists of tapioca starch, long grain rice flour, cheese powder, rice starch, sugar, salt, baking soda, and seasonings.

The affected product has lot code 220349 with an expiration date of November 18, 2025. A total of 792 bags were distributed to customers in New York only.

Consumers who have purchased this product should not use it and should contact Bridgewell Agribusiness LLC at 12420 SE Carpenter Drive, Clackamas, OR 97015 for information about the recall and product replacement or refund.

The recalled product

Product
5912MOD-CAU Pre-Blend, item #991819, is a dry blend. Ingredients consist of Tapioca Starch, Long Grain Rice Flour, Cheese Powder [Cheddar Cheese (Cultured Pasteurized Milk, Salt, Enzymes), Disodium Phosphate, Salt], Rice Starch, Sugar, Salt, Encapsulated Baking Soda (Sodium Bicar
Manufacturer
Bridgewell Agribusiness LLC
Hazard
  • foreign-material
  • plastic-thread
  • choking-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 (2)

  • Lot Code: 220349 Expire on November 18
  • 2025

Distribution

Distributed in 1 state:

  • NY