Agency classClass IIOur severity:High FDA (Food)·F-1311-2019·Announced 2019-05-08

Iowa Corn Processors Recalls Yellow Corn Flour Due to Foreign Objects

Iowa Corn Processors is recalling Yellow Corn Flour #600 Unenriched 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 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: The recall is classified as FDA Class II, and the hazard involves foreign objects (pliable blue plastic) which pose a risk of harm (choking or injury) even though no injuries have been reported yet, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for risk-of-harm products without reported injury.

Plain-English summary

Iowa Corn Processors is voluntarily recalling Yellow Corn Flour #600 Unenriched, packaged in bulk and 50 lb bags, because the product may contain foreign objects, specifically pliable blue plastic. The recall involves 7,852.20 lbs of product with manufacture dates ranging from March 11, 2019, to March 22, 2019.

The affected lots include 600-02-12, 600-02-13, 600-02-14, 600-03-01, 600-03-11, 600-03-12, 600-03-13, 600-03-14, 600-03-15, 9071A4, 9071A5, 9072A1E, 9072A4, 9073A2, 9078A3, 9079A3E, 9080A2, 9080A3, 9080A6, 9081A1E, 9081A7E, 9082A1E, and 9082A4. The product was distributed to distributors and processors in Arkansas, California, Illinois, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Missouri, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, and internationally to Trinidad.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their inventory for the specific lot numbers and manufacture dates listed above. 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 #600 Unenriched, packaged in bulk and 50 lb bags
Manufacturer: Iowa Corn Processors
Category: Food — Grains / Flours
Hazard: foreign-object
choking

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: 600-02-12
600-02-13
600-02-14
600-03-01
600-03-11
600-03-12
600-03-13
600-03-14
600-03-15
9071A4
9071A5
9072A1E
9072A4
9073A2
9078A3
9079A3E
9080A2
9080A3
9080A6
9081A1E

Distribution

Distributed in 10 states:

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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Same manufacturer · Iowa Corn Processors

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