Ingredion ULTRA-TEX4 Food Starch Recalled for Potential Stainless Steel Wire Fragments
Ingredion Incorporated is recalling ULTRA-TEX4 Food Starch due to the potential presence of stainless steel wire fragments.
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 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 involves a risk-of-harm product (foreign material) where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the High severity criteria.
Plain-English summary
Ingredion Incorporated is recalling specific batches of ULTRA-TEX4 Food Starch in 50lb paper bags. The recall is due to the potential for fragments of stainless steel wire in the product. The fragments are approximately 0.19mm in diameter with varying lengths of 1mm to 20mm.
The affected product includes batches HJ7126, HJ7127, and HJ7128, with expiry dates of 8/21/2021 and 8/25/2021. The total quantity involved is 140,450 pounds. The product was distributed in California, Georgia, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, New Jersey, and Ohio, as well as in Australia, Columbia, Indonesia, and Vietnam.
Consumers should check their inventory for the specific product code 32166102CA and the listed batch numbers. If the product is found, it should be discarded or returned to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Ingredion ULTRA-TEX4 Food Starch in 50lb paper bags, product code 32166102CA
- Manufacturer
- Ingredion Incorporated
- Category
- Food — Food Starch
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 (4)
- Batch: HJ7126
- Expiry: 8/21/2021 Batch: HJ7127
- Expiry: 8/21/2021 Batch: HJ7128
- Expiry: 8/25/2021
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