FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class II

Class IIF-1041-2016

Product

The product is labeled as follows: PediaSure Grow & Gain Vanilla, Unit size : 8 oz. , Container description : Metal Can, Total package size : 24 cans per case .

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
List Number 55897 , Lot 57642RA00
Quantity
15,609 cases (374,616 units)

Why it was recalled

Abbott Nutrition is recalling PediaSure Grow & Gain Vanilla is product because the product may have a different color, smell, taste or texture  inconsistent with other lots of PediaSure Grow & Gain Vanilla. Abbott Nutrition also recognized a complaint trend for physical stability and sensory on this batch on 1/25/16 and an investigation revealed a possibility that a small portion of cans may

Recalling firm

Firm
Abbott Nutrition
Notification channel
Telephone
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
1518 Main St, N/A, Altavista, Virginia 24517-1132

Distribution

Distribution pattern
Lot 57642RA00, Beginning Date of distribution in US  10/12/15 End Date of distribution in US- 12/4/15 . AN distributed this lot to151 Distributors, 32 Medical Facilities and 25 Other types of consignees (2 of these were internal sales reps). No foreign accounts. There are 12 US government consignees.

Timeline

Recall initiated
2016-03-10
FDA classified
2016-04-06
Posted by FDA
2016-04-13
Terminated
2016-11-01
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-1041-2016. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.