Abbott Nutrition Recalls Promote with Fiber Vanilla Due to Microbial Contamination
Abbott Nutrition is recalling Promote with Fiber Vanilla, 8oz metal cans, due to off odor and taste caused by microbial contamination.
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 involves microbial contamination, which fits the rubric criteria for high-risk pathogens or risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.
Plain-English summary
Abbott Nutrition is recalling Promote with Fiber Vanilla, 8oz metal cans, because the product has an off odor and taste due to microbial contamination. The firm expanded the recall to include additional batches.
The recalled product includes Lot Number 57643RA00/01/02 with an expiration date of October 1, 2016. A total of 262,608 units were distributed in the United States, Guam, Puerto Rico, Israel, Kuwait, and Trinidad and Tobago.
Consumers should stop using the product and follow instructions from the recalling firm or the FDA for disposal or return.
The recalled product
- Product
- Promote with Fiber Vanilla, 8oz metal can
- Manufacturer
- Abbott Nutrition
- Category
- Food — Nutritional Supplements
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 262,608
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 Number 57643RA00/01/02 Expiration Date 1Oct 2016
Distribution
Distribution scope not specified by the agency.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 6 recalled by Abbott Nutrition 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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