Cornstach packaged in a 50lb. bag with white and green label containing black lettering.

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Cornstach packaged in a 50lb. bag with white and green label containing black lettering. Ingredion Incorporated · reported 2016-03-16

Terminated This recall has been closed out by the agency.

Reason for recall: Food grade Cornstarch may contain metal fragments >1 mm in width and up to 50 mm in length.
Classification: Class II
Recall initiated: 2016-02-09
Reported by the agency: 2016-03-16
Closed out (terminated): 2018-01-26
Recalling firm: Ingredion Incorporated
Westchester, IL
United States
This is the firm that issued the recall — commonly a distributor or processor. It is not the origin of contamination.
Distribution (the agency's own words): The product was shipped to 2 U.S. firm ins: Cereal Ingredients Inc. 4720 S. 13th St, Leavenworth Kansas, 606048 and Rohtstein Corp, Walnut Hill Station, 70 Olympia Ave, Woburn, Mashachusetts. The product was also distributed to foreign firms, please see attached documents.
States we parsed from that text: KS
The agency named these states. Parse method explicit_state_list, confidence high.
Food category: uncategorised
Assigned by a reviewed keyword rulebook over the product description, not by the agency.
Recall type: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number: F-0741-2016

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