Beechnut Nutrition Recall: Product may contain elevated levels of inorganic arsenic (above 100ppb)
United States
TerminatedClass II
- Company
- Beechnut Nutrition
- Product
- Beech-Nut brand Single Grain Rice Baby Cereal; NET WT. 8 OZ…
- Recall date
- June 8, 2021
- Terminated
- December 29, 2022
- Source
- FDA
Reason for recall
Product may contain elevated levels of inorganic arsenic (above 100ppb)
- - Recall initiated
- - Reported by source
- - Recall terminated
| Product description | UPC | Quantity | Lot / code information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beech-Nut brand Single Grain Rice Baby Cereal; NET WT. 8 OZ (227g); INGREDIENTS: Rice flour, sunflower lecithin; packaged in an 8oz plastic canister with safety seal, screw on inner cap and an over cap. | Not published in this source record | 8,831 cases | Best By 01May22 Lots: 093470 and 103470 |
Distribution
- IN
- PA
- TX
- GA
- TN
- IL
- NC
- KS
- OH
- AZ
- WA
- OR
- AR
- KY
- LA
- FL
- CA
- UT
- WI
- CO
- MI
- MA
- NJ
- MO
- MS
- VA
- IA
- CT
- ME
Official source record
- Agency
- FDA
- Dataset
- FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)
- Recall number
- F-0770-2021
- Event ID
- 88082
- Status
- Terminated
- Classification
- Class II
- Company
- Beechnut Nutrition
- Product description
- Beech-Nut brand Single Grain Rice Baby Cereal; NET WT. 8 OZ (227g); INGREDIENTS: Rice flour, sunflower lecithin; packaged in an 8oz plastic canister with safety seal, screw on inner cap and an over cap.
- Quantity
- 8,831 cases
- Reason
- Product may contain elevated levels of inorganic arsenic (above 100ppb)
- Recall initiation date
- June 8, 2021
- Report date
- July 14, 2021
- Classification date
- Not published in this source record
- Termination date
- December 29, 2022
- Distribution pattern
- IN, PA, TX, GA, TN, IL, NC, KS, OH, AZ, WA, OR, AR, KY, LA, FL, CA, UT, WI, CO, MI, MA, NJ, MO, MS, VA, IA, CT, ME
- UPC, lot, and code information
- Best By 01May22 Lots: 093470 and 103470
- Voluntary or mandated
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Initial notification method
- Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
- Source last updated
- Not tracked separately from the Public Health Trace retrieval date below
- Public Health Trace retrieval date
Responsible company: Beechnut Nutrition
A map highlighting the states named in the source's distribution description.
Shading reflects state-level totals only, as published by the source. It does not imply county-level or point-level precision.
| State | Distributed |
|---|---|
| Indiana | 1 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 |
| Texas | 1 |
| Georgia | 1 |
| Tennessee | 1 |
| Illinois | 1 |
| North Carolina | 1 |
| Kansas | 1 |
| Ohio | 1 |
| Arizona | 1 |
| Washington | 1 |
| Oregon | 1 |
| Arkansas | 1 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
| Louisiana | 1 |
| Florida | 1 |
| California | 1 |
| Utah | 1 |
| Wisconsin | 1 |
| Colorado | 1 |
| Michigan | 1 |
| Massachusetts | 1 |
| New Jersey | 1 |
| Missouri | 1 |
| Mississippi | 1 |
| Virginia | 1 |
| Iowa | 1 |
| Connecticut | 1 |
| Maine | 1 |
States shown are extracted from the source's free-text distribution description above; a narrative description (e.g. "distributed nationwide") may not list individual states to extract.
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