Donor human milk in 3 oz. plastic bottles.

Recall Insight

This FDA Food action (record #F-0773-2020) was formally reported on March 11, 2020, with the manufacturer initiating the action on February 11, 2020. It is classified under Moderate severity (Class II), with a current status of Terminated. Mothers' Milk Bank of Louisiana at Ochsner Baptist is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of New Orleans, LA. Federal records list the affected scope as 60 total bottles.

The documented reason for this recall is: Foreign object found in a bottle. Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: Product was shipped in the state of LA.. 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 and NHTSA going back to 1995. Within the same product category, the database holds 6 closely related recalls. 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 6 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.