Magnesium Citrate Dietary Ingredient Recalled for Excess Yeast and Mold
Jost Chemical is recalling magnesium citrate dietary ingredient due to yeast and mold levels exceeding specifications. Approximately 73 drums totaling 8,030 pounds distributed to manufacturers in California and Georgia were affected.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class III
Class III is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences.
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 III recall involving out-of-specification yeast and mold contamination in a bulk dietary ingredient. No illnesses or injuries are reported in the source. Per the rubric, Class III recalls are typically assigned scores of 1 or 2; this precautionary recall of a specification exceedance without evidence of actual harm warrants Moderate classification.
Plain-English summary
Jost Chemical Co is recalling Magnesium Citrate Tribasic Hydrate, USP Powder, Net Wt 110 lb/50 kg packaged in bulk lined fiber drums because retest results showed yeast and mold counts exceeded specifications.
The recall affects 73 drums totaling approximately 8,030 pounds distributed to manufacturers in California and Georgia. The affected lot number is 25262068.
Manufacturers who received this ingredient should quarantine and return unused portions to Jost Chemical Co. This is a Class III recall, indicating lower direct health risk.
The recalled product
- Product
- Jost Chemical Magnesium Citrate Tribasic Hydrate, USP, Powder, Net Wt 110 lb/ 50 kg packaged in bulk lined fiber drums
- Manufacturer
- Jost Chemical Co
- 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 (1)
- Lot 25262068
Distribution
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