Pure Dent¿ B700 Food Corn Starch packaged in 50 lb bags

Recall Insight

This FDA Food action (record #F-0794-2020) was formally reported on March 11, 2020, with the manufacturer initiating the action on February 20, 2020. It is classified under Moderate severity (Class II), with a current status of Terminated. Grain Processing Corporation is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of Muscatine, IA. Federal records indicate 3790 bags units are affected.

The documented reason for this recall is: A customer reported the presences of metal slivers ranging in length between 1 mm and 30 mm in corn starch ingredient. Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: Distributed to customers in KY, OH, MN, MO, WI and internationally to Canada.. 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, 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 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.