Iowa Corn Processors Recalls Yellow Corn Flour Due to Plastic Contamination
Iowa Corn Processors is recalling Yellow Corn Flour #620 because it may contain pliable blue plastic. The product was distributed to distributors and processors in multiple states and internationally.
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 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: The recall is classified as FDA Class II, which typically involves a reasonable probability of temporary or medically reversible health consequences. The hazard is foreign object contamination (plastic), which is a physical hazard rather than a biological or chemical one, and no illnesses have been reported.
Plain-English summary
Iowa Corn Processors is recalling Yellow Corn Flour #620, Unenriched, packaged in bulk and 50 lb bags. The recall was initiated because the product could contain foreign objects, specifically pliable blue plastic. The affected product was manufactured between March 11, 2019, and March 22, 2019.
The recall covers 14,038.40 lbs of the product. It was distributed to distributors and processors in Arkansas, California, Illinois, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Missouri, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, and Washington, as well as internationally to Trinidad. Specific lot numbers are listed in the official recall documentation.
Consumers who have purchased this product should check their inventory for the specific lot numbers and manufacture dates listed in the recall notice. If the product is found, it should be discarded or returned to the place of purchase. No illnesses or injuries have been reported in connection with this recall.
The recalled product
- Product
- Yellow Corn Flour #620, Unenriched, packaged in bulk and 50 lb bags
- Manufacturer
- Iowa Corn Processors
- Category
- Food — Flour / Grain Products
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)
- Manufacture date range 3/11/2019 - 3/22/2019 Lots: 620-03-04
- 620-03-05
- 620-03-06
- 620-03-07
- 620-03-08
- 620-03-09
- 9071A6
- 9071A7
- 9072A2
- 9073A4
- 9074A1
- 9075A1
- 9075A5
- 9078A1
- 9078A8/9074A1
- 9080A1
- 9080A9/9078A1
- 9082A5/9080A9
- RS0190332
- RS0190343
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 2 recalled by Iowa Corn Processors 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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