Tate & Lyle Recalls Food Starch Due to Potential Wire Contamination
Tate & Lyle is recalling specific lots of Miraqk Mgl and Nustar food starch because a screen failure may have allowed small pieces of wire to enter the product.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class III
Class III is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences.
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 1/5 (Low).
Cosmetic or documentation issue. No expected health impact, but the manufacturer is correcting the affected products.
Our severity reasoning: The FDA classified this as a Class III recall, which the rubric defines as typically resulting in a score of 1 or 2 because adverse health consequences are unlikely to be serious.
Plain-English summary
Tate & Lyle Ingredients Americas, LLC is voluntarily recalling 128,850 pounds of food starch under the brand names Miraqk Mgl, Nustar 120, and Nustar 140. The recall was initiated because a screen failure during production may have resulted in the presence of small pieces of wire in the product.
The affected product was distributed to four domestic firms and one foreign firm in Mexico, including three distributors and two manufacturers. Specific lot numbers and expiration dates for the recalled items include HO19D91047 (exp. 4/02/2020), HO19D91050 (exp. 4/07/2020), HO19C91038 (exp. 3/18/2020), and HO19C91042 (exp. 3/25/2020).
Consumers and businesses who have purchased these specific lots should stop using the product and contact the manufacturer for further instructions. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has classified this recall as Class III, indicating that while there is a possibility of adverse health consequences, they are unlikely to be serious.
The recalled product
- Product
- Food starch, brand names Miraqk Mgl and Nustar 120 and Nustar 140
- Manufacturer
- Tate & Lyle Ingredients Americas, LLC
- Category
- Food — Food Starch
- 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 (12)
- MIRA-QUIK MGL
- lot number HO19D91047
- Exp. date: 4/02/2020
- NU-STAR
- lot number HO19D91050
- Exp. date: 4/07/2020
- NU-STAR 120
- lot number HO19C91038
- Exp. date: 3/18/2020
- NU-STAR 140
- lot number HO19C91042
- Exp. date: 3/25/2020
Distribution
Distribution scope not specified by the agency.
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