Perrigo Recalls Parent's Choice Infant Formula Due to Metal Fragments
Perrigo Company PLC is recalling specific lots of Parent's Choice Advantage Infant Formula because the product may contain metal fragments.
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 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class II. Per the rubric, FDA Class II recalls are scored as 4 (Severe), particularly given the risk of physical injury from metal fragments in infant formula.
Plain-English summary
Perrigo Company PLC is recalling 23,388 containers of Parent's Choice Advantage Infant Formula Milk-Based Powder with Iron, 35 oz, 922 g. The recall is due to the possibility that the product may contain metal fragments.
The affected product is identified by Lot Code C26EVFV and a use-by date of February 26, 2021. The product was distributed nationwide through Walmart.
Consumers who have this specific lot of infant formula should stop using it and contact the retailer or manufacturer for a refund or replacement. The FDA has classified this recall as Class II, indicating a situation that may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.
The recalled product
- Product
- Parent's Choice Advantage Infant Formula Milk-Based Powder with Iron, 35 oz, 922 g, with UPC: 078742022468
- Manufacturer
- Perrigo Company PLC
- Category
- Food — Infant Formula
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 23,388
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 (2)
- Lot Code C26EVFV with a use by date of February 26
- 2021
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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