The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-0832-2020·Announced 2020-03-18

Chocolate Dairy Powder Recalled Due to Potential Metal Fragment Contamination

International Food Products Corporation is recalling 21 bags of chocolate dairy powder because an ingredient may have been contaminated with metal 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 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class II and involves a physical hazard (metal fragments) that poses a significant risk of injury, meeting the criteria for a Severe rating.

Plain-English summary

International Food Products Corporation is recalling 21 bags of Profile Food Ingredients, 10# Choc Dairy Pwd PFI-1010, packaged in 50 lb bags. The recall was initiated after the firm received an ingredient that may have been contaminated with metal fragments and subsequently manufactured and distributed products using that ingredient.

The affected product was distributed to customers in California, Illinois, and Texas. The specific code for the recalled product is T02792-1.

Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and contact the recalling firm for further instructions or a refund. This recall is classified as FDA Class II, indicating a reasonable probability of temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.

The recalled product

Product
Profile Food Ingredients, 10# Choc Dairy Pwd PFI-1010, packaged in 50 lb bags.
Affected units
21

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)

  • T02792-1

Distribution

Distributed in 3 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 3 recalled by International Food Products Corporation 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.

See all 3 products in this recall →

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