Cargill Recalls Trisodium Citrate Dihydrate Due to Potential Metal Contamination
Cargill is recalling Trisodium Citrate Dihydrate due to potential metal contamination. The food additive ingredient was distributed to manufacturers and operations in multiple states and Canada.
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: FDA Class II recall involving potential metal contamination in a food ingredient with no reported illnesses. This constitutes a risk-of-harm product where injury has not yet been reported, meeting the criteria for High severity.
Plain-English summary
Cargill, Inc. is recalling Trisodium Citrate Dihydrate, a food additive ingredient distributed to manufacturers and food service operations. The product, packaged in 50 lb. paper bags and 2,000 lb. supersacks, was distributed across multiple states (Arizona, California, Delaware, Illinois, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin) and Canada.
The recall is due to the potential for foreign material (metal) in the product. Approximately 1,610,900 pounds of product are affected, involving multiple lot numbers listed in the FDA recall notice.
This is a commercial food ingredient, not a direct consumer product. Food manufacturers using this ingredient should check if they have received affected lots and take appropriate action.
The recalled product
- Product
- Cargill Trisodium Citrate Dihydrate packaged in 50 lb. paper bags and 2,000 lb. supersacks. Product item ids: 1. SKU 100002299, TSC DIHYD FN 50LB BG 6132-04-3 KH FC 2. SKU 100105400, TSC DIHYD FN 2000LB RED HNDL SS KH 3. SKU 100106066, TSC DIHYD FN 2000LB RED HNDL SS KH FCC…
- Manufacturer
- Cargill, Inc Corporate Headquarters
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 IDs: 1. 31654856
- 31966749
- 31966836
- 31967034
- 32293580
- 32293591
- 32329808
- 32342160 32490519
- 32560914
- 32786734
- 32790606
- 32832666
- 32869093
- 32869146
- 32905026
- 32981475
- 32981483
- 33042333
- 33052549
- 33059417
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 2 recalled by Cargill, Inc Corporate Headquarters 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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