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American Sugar Refining, Inc.
FDA recall F-0568-2018 · Class II · reported 2018-01-17 · Terminated
- Product
- Sugar Syrup / Bulk / Tanker Truck #1 & 2
- Reason
- Firm was notified on 12/13/2017 by a customer that their company had found metal on their off loading strainer. The metal was identified to be fine metallic powder and thin strands with 1/32" diameter / steel wool. The firm, upon confirming that the material did come from their Tank Truck #1 filled with Sugar Syrup initiated a recall. The firm has not received any notification of injury or sickness or deaths from consumption by any customers finished goods made with our products.
- Quantity
- 3067440 pounds
- Distribution
- This product was distributed within the United States and affected manufacturing in Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, North Carolina and Virginia.
- Firm location
- MD, United States
- Initiated
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- First notice
- Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
- Recall started
- 2017-12-14
- Terminated
- 2018-06-19
- Code info
- Lot numbers include 47492 DOM 12/5/2017; 47493 DOM 12/6/17; 47494 DOM 12/7/2017; 47495 DOM 12/8/2017; 47496 DOM 12/9/17; 47501 DOM 12/11/17; 49502 DOM 12/12/17; 47503 DOM 12/13/17
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA Food Enforcement database (openFDA Food Enforcement, imported 2026-09). The FDA does not validate openFDA data for completeness or accuracy. This is a record of an enforcement action, not safety advice.