Beech-Nut Recalls Baby Food Jars Due to Possible Glass Contamination
Beech-Nut Nutrition is recalling approximately 1,920 pounds of Stage 2 sweet potato and chicken baby food jars due to possible glass contamination.
The agency’s classification
USDA FSIS: 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 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 source text explicitly classifies the recall as 'High - Class I' and reports a specific oral injury, which meets the rubric criteria for a Severe rating (USDA Class I or significant injury reports).
Plain-English summary
Beech-Nut Nutrition, an establishment in Amsterdam, New York, is recalling approximately 1,920 pounds of baby food products that may be contaminated with small pieces of glass. The affected product is Stage 2 Beech-Nut CLASSICS sweet potato & chicken in 4-oz. glass jars. The product was produced on December 12, 2014, bears the establishment number P-68A, and includes product numbers 12395750815 through 12395750821. These items were shipped to retail locations nationwide.
The recall was initiated after the company received a consumer complaint regarding a small piece of glass found in the product. The company has reported one instance of an oral injury associated with the consumption of these products. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has not received additional reports of injury or illness.
Consumers with questions about the recall can contact the Beech-Nut Consumer Hotline at (866) 674-4446. Anyone concerned about an injury or illness should contact a healthcare provider. FSIS routinely conducts recall effectiveness checks to verify that the product is no longer available to consumers.
The recalled product
- Product
- Beech-Nut Nutrition Recalls Baby Food Product Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination
- Brand
- Beech-Nut Nutrition Corporation
- Manufacturer
- Beech-Nut Nutrition Corporation
- Category
- Food — Baby Food
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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