Food Preservative Recalled for Potential Salmonella Contamination
Danisco USA Inc. is recalling Germantown Gard (A) Preservative due to potential Salmonella contamination. The recall affects 21,000 kg distributed across the US, Canada, and Mexico.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class I
Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
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 5/5 (Critical).
Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: This is an FDA Class I recall involving a high-risk pathogen (Salmonella). The FDA's Class I designation indicates serious adverse health consequences are reasonably probable.
Plain-English summary
Danisco USA Inc. is recalling Germantown Gard (A) Preservative, a food preservative sold in 25 kg (55.12 lb) bags. A total of 21,000 kg of product is affected by this recall.
The recall is issued due to potential Salmonella contamination. Salmonella is a pathogenic bacterium that can cause serious foodborne illness.
The affected product has the following lot numbers: 1204601354, 1204601355, 1204601356, 1204601357, 1204601358, 1204601359, 1204601360, 1204610339, 1204610340, 1204610341, 1204610342, 1204610343, 1204610345, 1204610346, 1204611549, 1204627811, 1204627812, 1204627813, 1204627814, 1204627815, 1204627816, and 1204627817. The product was distributed in the United States (Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Wisconsin), as well as Canada and Mexico.
Consumers who have purchased this product should not use it. Contact the recalling firm or your supplier for instructions on how to return the affected product.
The recalled product
- Product
- Germantown Gard (A) Preservative, 25 kg / 55.12 lb bag
- Manufacturer
- Danisco USA Inc.
- Category
- Food — Food Preservative
- 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 (20)
- Lot numbers: 1204601354
- 1204601355
- 1204601356
- 1204601357
- 1204601358
- 1204601359
- 1204601360
- 1204610339
- 1204610340
- 1204610341
- 1204610342
- 1204610343
- 1204610345
- 1204610346
- 1204611549
- 1204627811
- 1204627812
- 1204627813
- 1204627814
- 1204627815
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 36 recalled by Danisco USA Inc. 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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