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Recall Observatory FDA recall evidence

Food product

Diatomaceous Earth packaged in the following ways: 1) Perma-Guard, Fossil Shell Flour, Anti-caking agent, Food Chemical Codex Grade, Weight: 50 lb/22.6 kg, Bountiful, UT; 2) 100% Food Grade Diatomaceous Earth, Shell Flour, Packaged by: Earthworks Health, Norfolk, NE, Net Weight 2.5 Pounds 3) 100% Food Grade Diatomaceous Earth, Shell Flour, Packaged by: Earthworks Health, Norfolk, NE, Net Weight 10 pounds

F-1160-2019

December 04, 2018

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Earthworks Health
Event
Event 81662
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
N/A
Official record key
food-enforcement:F-1160-2019

Official wording

Reason: Product contains elevated levels of lead, arsenic, and chromium: potentially harmful metals.

Code information: 50 lb containers: lots 18289 & 18323 2.5 lbs and 10 lbs: No codes

Distribution pattern: Product distributed directly to consumers nationwide.

Derived failure modes

  • Foreign material or chemical contamination

    reason.foreign_material_chemical_contamination · v1.0.0

    elevated levels of lead