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Bob's Red Mill Natural Foods, Inc.
FDA recall F-0281-2017 · Class III · reported 2016-11-02 · Terminated
- Product
- Label reads in part "*** Bob's Red Mill *** PREMIUM GUAR GUM SUPERB GLUTEN FREE THICKENER & BINDER *** NET WT 8 OZ ***" Product is packaged in multilayered flexible film with multiple colors. Firm brand name is printed in red. Case contains 8/8 oz. packages. UPC 0 39978 00554 0 or 0 39978 00554 1
- Reason
- The firm is voluntarily recalling one lot of Guar Gum due to due to the inclusion of a misidentified ingredient, hydroxyethylcellulose.
- Quantity
- 443 cs
- Distribution
- Nationwide and Canada
- Firm location
- OR, United States
- Initiated
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- First notice
- Recall started
- 2016-09-24
- Terminated
- 2016-11-04
- Code info
- Cases for US - Item # 1598C088; lot 212463; Best By: 7/18/2018, GTIN # 30039978005541, UPC 039978005540. Cases for Canada - Item # 1598C226G8CA; lot 213189, Best By: 7/18/2018, GTIN # 30039978305542, UPC 039978005541.
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.