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Nutricia Recalls KetcoCal 4:1 Due to Incorrect Product in Packaging

Nutricia North America is recalling 283 kits of KetcoCal 4:1 LQ Unflavored because the packaging contains the wrong product. Check your expiration date and lot number.

🇺🇸 FDA recall #F-0406-2024FoodNutricia ›
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Recalling firmNutricia North America77 Upper Rock Cir Ste 303 · Rockville, MD 20850-4021
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What happened, in plain English

Nutricia North America has recalled a small batch of KetcoCal 4:1 LQ Unflavored nutritional formula due to an incorrect product being placed inside the packaging. The recall affects 283 sample kits distributed in the United States and Canada. Consumers should check their product's expiration date and lot number to see if it is included in this specific recall. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/10248-nutricia-recalls-ketcocal-4-1-due-to-incorrect-product-in.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/10248-nutricia-recalls-ketcocal-4-1-due-to-incorrect-product-in · Updated October 9, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-0406-2024

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“Nutricia Recalls KetcoCal 4:1 Due to Incorrect Product in Packaging.” GovInfoNow, updated October 9, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/10248-nutricia-recalls-ketcocal-4-1-due-to-incorrect-product-in. Based on FDA recall #F-0406-2024 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-0406-2024%22&limit=1).

Why it’s dangerous

The primary issue is that the packaging contains an incorrect product rather than the labeled KetcoCal formula. While the specific health risks are not detailed in the record, receiving the wrong nutritional product could lead to improper dietary intake for those relying on this specific medical food.

Who’s affected

Individuals who received or possess sample kits of Nutricia KetcoCal 4:1 LQ Unflavored, specifically those with an expiration date of December 10, 2023, and lot number 2023.12.10.

How to tell if you have this one

Look for Nutricia KetcoCal 4:1 LQ Unflavored in a 237ml (8fl oz) tetra prisma paper aseptic carton, sold as 3 cartons per box. Specifically check for Sample Kits with an expiration date of DEC 10 2023 and Batch/Lot number 2023.12.10.

  • Brand
    Nutricia
  • Category
    Food
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Check Your Product Details

    Verify if your product matches the recalled Sample Kits with expiration date DEC 10 2023 and lot number 2023.12.10.

  2. Contact Nutricia North America

    Since the remedy is not stated in the record, contact the manufacturer directly for instructions on how to handle the incorrect product.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in 21 states, and outside the U.S.

Alaska: not listedAKMaine: not listedMEVermont: not listedVTNew Hampshire: yesNHWashington: yesWAIdaho: not listedIDMontana: not listedMTNorth Dakota: not listedNDMinnesota: not listedMNIllinois: yesILWisconsin: yesWIMichigan: yesMINew York: yesNYRhode Island: yesRIMassachusetts: yesMAOregon: not listedORNevada: not listedNVWyoming: not listedWYSouth Dakota: not listedSDIowa: not listedIAIndiana: not listedINOhio: yesOHPennsylvania: yesPANew Jersey: yesNJConnecticut: not listedCTCalifornia: yesCAUtah: not listedUTColorado: yesCONebraska: not listedNEMissouri: not listedMOKentucky: yesKYWest Virginia: not listedWVVirginia: yesVAMaryland: yesMDDelaware: not listedDEArizona: not listedAZNew Mexico: yesNMKansas: not listedKSArkansas: not listedARTennessee: not listedTNNorth Carolina: not listedNCSouth Carolina: yesSCDistrict of Columbia: not listedDCOklahoma: not listedOKLouisiana: yesLAMississippi: not listedMSAlabama: yesALGeorgia: not listedGAHawaii: not listedHITexas: yesTXFlorida: not listedFL

FDA distribution: “247 kits shipped within US (Alabama, California, Colorado, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas,…” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: Alabama, California, Colorado, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 11 months after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Oct 20, 202312. FDA classified it Class II: Nov 9, 202323. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Nov 15, 202334. FDA terminated the recall: Sep 18, 2024420232024
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class II
  3. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
  4. FDA terminated the recall

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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Questions people ask

Where was this product sold?

The affected kits were distributed to 247 locations in the US (including states like California, New York, and Texas) and 36 kits in Canada (including Ontario and Quebec).

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The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.

  • Official source: FDA Recall #F-0406-2024 (October 20, 2023) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-0406-2024 to see it in context.
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3.6:35b-a3b on October 9, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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