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Food recalls 2021

Yakult Nonfat Probiotic Drink — Class II food recall F-0771-2021

Terminated recall by Yakult U.S.A. Inc., reported 2021-07-14, distributed in CA, FL, GA, MD, NC, NY, VA, WA…. Firm testing found trace levels of yeast in the product. Further investigation found the presence of Candida p

Recall numberF-0771-2021
Product typeFood
ClassificationClass II
StatusTerminated
Voluntary or mandatedVoluntary
Recalling firmYakult U.S.A. Inc., Fountain Valley, CA, United States
Recall initiated2021-06-26
Classified2021-07-08
Reported by FDA2021-07-14
Terminated2021-09-20
DistributedCA, FL, GA, MD, NC, NY, VA, WA, WI
Quantity16,073 cases
Reason classesmicrobial contamination
Pathogensyeast
UPC / GTIN / UDI-DI00699235001007
Lot numbers0601ST03

Product

Yakult Nonfat Probiotic Drink; Live and active Lactobacillus casei Shitota; 2.7 FL. OZ. (80 mL), 5 individual bottles per pack, 10 packs per case. Bottle UPC: 4520 8812 5 pack UPC: 6 99235 00100 7 Ingredients: Water, Sugar, Nonfat Milk, Glucose, Natural Flavors, Lactobacillus Casei Shirota.

Reason for recall

Firm testing found trace levels of yeast in the product. Further investigation found the presence of Candida pelliculosa.

Machine access

This record, with every extracted code, the verbatim FDA record and provenance, is available from the recall API: GET https://api.data.aroqon.com/v1/recalls/F-0771-2021. Look up any UPC, UDI, NDC or lot with /v1/recalls/lookup?code=…. API docs · free and paid keys.

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