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Lower risk Food recall · FDA · Published October 6, 2021

Occidental Chemical: Food Grade Calcium Chloride Pellets May Contain Plastic Fragments

Occidental Chemical recalls 50-lb food-grade calcium chloride pellets due to potential contamination with blue HDPE plastic fragments. Affected batches include 364JD284A, 364JD284B, and 364JD284C.

Plain-English summary generated from official FDA data by GovInfoNow · Published by Carlos Caban · How we make summaries

🇺🇸 FDA recall #F-0088-2022FoodOccidental Chemical ›
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Recalling firmOccidental Chemical Corporation1600 S Madison St · Ludington, MI 49431-2568
✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer

Occidental Chemical is recalling food-grade calcium chloride pellets that may contain fragments of blue high-density polyethylene plastic. This contamination could pose a risk if the pellets are ingested, though the product is intended for industrial use. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/14048-occidental-chemical-food-grade-calcium-chloride-pellets-may-contain-plastic.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/14048-occidental-chemical-food-grade-calcium-chloride-pellets-may-contain-plastic · Updated October 4, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-0088-2022

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“Occidental Chemical: Food Grade Calcium Chloride Pellets May Contain Plastic Fragments.” GovInfoNow, updated October 4, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/14048-occidental-chemical-food-grade-calcium-chloride-pellets-may-contain-plastic. Based on FDA recall #F-0088-2022 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-0088-2022%22&limit=1).

The Food and Drug Administration announced on Oct. 6, 2021, that Occidental Chemical Corporation voluntarily recalled food grade Anhydrous Calcium Chloride Pellets due to potential contamination with blue high density polyethylene fragments. The agency issued recall number F-0088-2022 for the Class II recall.

How to tell if you have it

  • Brand: Occidental Chemical
  • Product: Food grade Anhydrous 94-97% Calcium Chloride Pellets, 50 lb. plastic bag
  • Batches: 364JD284A, 364JD284B, and 364JD284C
  • Quantity: 11,275 bags

The hazard

The product may be contaminated with fragments of blue high density polyethylene (HDPE). The FDA classified this as a Class II recall.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show other recent recalls of similar products include Chilli Spanish Peanuts Recall: Foreign Glass in Product (2026-03-12) and MG Foods Spicy Breakfast Burrito Recall: Foreign Plastic Fragments in Product (2026-01-13).

How to tell if you have this one

Check for the product name 'Food grade Anhydrous 94-97% Calcium Chloride Pellets, 50 lb. plastic bag' and batch numbers 364JD284A, 364JD284B, or 364JD284C.

  • Brand
    Occidental Chemical
  • Category
    Food
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Check Product Batches

    Look for batch numbers 364JD284A, 364JD284B, or 364JD284C on the packaging.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in 5 states, and outside the U.S.

Alaska: not listedAKMaine: not listedMEVermont: not listedVTNew Hampshire: not listedNHWashington: not listedWAIdaho: not listedIDMontana: not listedMTNorth Dakota: not listedNDMinnesota: not listedMNIllinois: yesILWisconsin: yesWIMichigan: not listedMINew York: not listedNYRhode Island: not listedRIMassachusetts: not listedMAOregon: not listedORNevada: not listedNVWyoming: not listedWYSouth Dakota: not listedSDIowa: not listedIAIndiana: not listedINOhio: not listedOHPennsylvania: yesPANew Jersey: not listedNJConnecticut: not listedCTCalifornia: not listedCAUtah: not listedUTColorado: not listedCONebraska: not listedNEMissouri: not listedMOKentucky: yesKYWest Virginia: not listedWVVirginia: not listedVAMaryland: not listedMDDelaware: not listedDEArizona: not listedAZNew Mexico: not listedNMKansas: not listedKSArkansas: not listedARTennessee: not listedTNNorth Carolina: not listedNCSouth Carolina: not listedSCDistrict of Columbia: not listedDCOklahoma: not listedOKLouisiana: yesLAMississippi: not listedMSAlabama: not listedALGeorgia: not listedGAHawaii: not listedHITexas: not listedTXFlorida: not listedFL

FDA distribution: “Distributors in KY, WI, PA, IL, LA, and CANADA” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 2.3 years after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Oct 6, 202112. FDA classified it Class II: Nov 1, 202123. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Nov 3, 202134. FDA terminated the recall: Jan 30, 2024420212024
  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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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-0088-2022 (October 6, 2021) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-0088-2022 to see it in context.
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on October 4, 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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