Bulk betaine anhydrous may contain carbon steel foreign material
Betaine Anhydrous 98% distributed by Creative Compounds is being recalled because of possible carbon steel foreign material of 1 to 2 mm. 2,055 kg are affected.
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: Carbon steel fragments in a consumed ingredient are a physical hazard capable of causing injury, a risk of harm with no injuries reported.
Plain-English summary
Betaine Anhydrous 98%, packed in foil bags inside 15 kg cardboard boxes, distributed by Creative Compounds, LLC of Scott City, Missouri, is being recalled. The action covers 2,055 kg.
The stated reason is possible carbon steel foreign material of 1 to 2 mm. The FDA classified the action as Class II.
The affected lot is SWT2025100101, expiry September 2027. The product went to five direct accounts located in Florida, New Jersey, Texas, Georgia and Oregon.
This is a bulk ingredient supplied to manufacturers rather than sold to consumers. Recipients should quarantine the affected lot and follow the instructions issued by the firm.
The recalled product
- Product
- Betaine Anhydrous, 2055kg, material packed in foil bags inside 15kg cardboard box Label reads in part as "***BETAINE ANHYDROUS 98%***Distributed by Creative Compounds, LLC Scott City, Missouri USA 63780***"
- Manufacturer
- Creative Compounds, LLC
- Category
- Food — Bulk ingredient
- Affected units
- 2,055
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 Code SWT2025100101 Expiration Date September 2027
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