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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)

  1. - Recall initiated
  2. - Reported by source
  3. - Recall terminated
Recalled products
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

Distribution map

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.

Distribution map
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.

Where this information comes from

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