Agency classClass IIOur severity:High FDA (Food)·F-0901-2024·Announced 2024-02-28

Animal feed recalled for potential foreign material contamination

Mennel Milling Company recalled PB AP bulk animal feed due to potential contamination with metal, wood, gasket material, and sifter balls. Approximately 2.6 million pounds of affected product was distributed across six states.

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: This FDA Class II recall addresses potential foreign material contamination in animal feed, which poses a risk of harm to animals. No illnesses or injuries have been reported, placing this within the High category per the rubric for risk-of-harm products without confirmed adverse effects.

Plain-English summary

Mennel Milling Company is recalling its PB AP animal feed due to potential contamination with foreign materials including metal, wood, gasket material, and sifter balls. The affected product was delivered as bulk product in approximately 50,000 pound trailers, with a total of 2,633,960 pounds recalled.

The product was distributed to facilities in Kentucky, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. Affected lot codes include 24024-36 through 24029-28 (Product Code: H250T1-00507).

Consumers and feed distributors who have received this product should stop using it immediately and consult with a veterinarian or feed supplier regarding proper disposal or return of the recalled feed.

This is an FDA Class II recall, indicating a potential health hazard to animals. No illnesses or injuries have been reported to date.

The recalled product

Product: PB AP delivered as bulk product in approximately 50,000 lbs trailers
Manufacturer: Mennel Milling Company
Category: Food — Animal Feed
Hazard: metal
wood
contamination

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 (20)

Lot Codes: 24024-36
24024-43
24024-46
24024-51
24024-55
24025-04
24025-07
24025-11
24025-14
24025-17
24025-23
24025-33
24025-35
24025-37
24025-40
24025-45
24025-46
24026-05
24026-10
24026-12

Distribution

Distributed in 6 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 26 recalled by Mennel Milling Company 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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