Ground limestone also known as calcium carbonate. Omya's food grade ground limestone products. All bulk with no product labeling. Product Container Size Omya-Cal FG-10 AZ 50 lb. bags 2500 lb. bulk bags 2000 lb. bulk bags Omya-Cal FG-4 AZ 50 lb. bags Omya-Cal FG-15 AZ 2500 lb. bulk bags

Recall Insight

This FDA Food action (record #F-0741-2013) was formally reported on December 12, 2012, with the manufacturer initiating the action on November 6, 2012. It is classified under Critical severity (Class I), with a current status of Terminated. Omya Inc is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of Superior, AZ. Federal records indicate 922,250 lbs units are affected, a scale large enough to require multi-state distribution tracking.

The documented reason for this recall is: Omya Inc. is voluntarily recalling certain lots of food grade ground limestone products processed at its Superior, Arizona plant because of the possible presence of Salmonella. Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: Nationwide in the US: TX, MN, CA, LA, IL, AZ and Worldwide to Mexico.. Distribution scope directly affects the consumer exposure window and determines whether a recall remains regional or escalates into a nationwide advisory.

To put this record in context, PlainRecalls indexes 83,949 recalls across the FDA, CPSC, NHTSA and USDA FSIS going back to 1995. Within the same product category, the database holds 6 closely related recalls, of which 6 were also issued by FDA Food. That clustering is a signal — repeated actions in a narrow category often indicate a systemic quality-control issue, a supplier-wide contamination, or a design defect that has propagated across product lines. This recall is roughly 14 years old; older recalls can remain relevant because many units enter resale, rental, and secondary-market channels where the original warning never reaches the end user. Always cross-check the recall number against the official agency page before relying on any summary.