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FDA recalls · F-1435-2020

Ingredients Solutions Inc. recall

  • FoodMBF-202 Carrageenan
  • ReasonOn August 28, 2020, the firm's customer discovered colored fibers up to 1/4 " in length after sifting a lot of finished carrageenan intended for use as an ingredient in a finished food product. The fibers were identified by the recalling firm as 'tie tie' a fibrous rope used for seaweed production that was present in the seaweed ingredient used to manufacture carrageenan. One August 28, 2020 the firm recalled the finished carrageenan.
  • ClassClass II: the food could cause temporary or treatable health problems
  • StatusClosed by FDA, ended 2021-04-28
  • DatesFirm started it 2020-08-27. In FDA's enforcement report 2020-09-16.
  • Sold inIA, KS, WI, KY
  • Amount18,000 lbs.
  • Codes191001-A 191001-B 191002-A Use by dates: 10/01/21 & 10/02/21 191002-B 191003-A
  • FirmIngredients Solutions Inc., Waldo, ME · Voluntary: Firm initiated

Products we list

None. We tie a recall to a product only by a barcode printed in the recall, and this one names none we list. That does not mean the recalled food is missing from our listings.

From FDA's enforcement report, via openFDA (CC0): raw data for this recall. FDA's own Enforcement Report search finds it by its number, F-1435-2020. Class meanings: FDA.