UnratedFood recall · FDA · Published February 21, 2020
Recall: Aminature L-Cysteine HCl Anhyd: Foreign metal in 25kg drums
Cj Haide Biotech recalls 25kg L-Cysteine HCl Anhydrous drums due to metal foreign material. Affected lots: IABF181011, IABF190802, IABF190926. No remedy specified in recall notice.
“Recall: Aminature L-Cysteine HCl Anhyd: Foreign metal in 25kg drums.” GovInfoNow, updated October 5, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/15884-recall-aminature-l-cysteine-hcl-anhyd-foreign-metal-in-25kg. Based on FDA recall #F-0787-2020 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-0787-2020%22&limit=1).
The FDA announced on Feb. 21, 2020, that Cj Haide (Ningbo) Biotech Co., Ltd voluntarily recalled Aminature L-Cysteine HCl Anhydrous due to foreign metal material hazards. The agency issued recall number F-0787-2020 for the affected food product.
The recall addresses the presence of foreign material, specifically metal, in the product. The FDA classified this as a Class II recall.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Cj Haide has one other recall on record since May 14, 2020. On May 14, 2020, the company issued a recall for Aminature L-Cyste due to complaints of metal fragments. Other recent recalls of similar products include Creative Compounds Betaine Anhyd (Dec. 15, 2025) and King Harvest Balsamic Hummus Recall (Feb. 24, 2026).
How to tell if you have this one
Check the lot number on the drum: IABF181011, IABF190802, or IABF190926. The product is a 25kg drum of L-Cysteine HCl Anhydrous 100 mesh.
Brand
Cj Haide
Category
Food
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check Lot Number
Look for lot numbers IABF181011, IABF190802, or IABF190926 on the drum.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in 4 states.
Listed by the agency
Not listed
FDA distribution: “NJ, CT, CA, FL” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: California, Connecticut, Florida, New Jersey.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 6 months after the firm started it.
1Firm started the recall
2FDA classified it Class II
3Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
4FDA terminated the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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-0787-2020 (February 21, 2020) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-0787-2020 to see it in context.
Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on October 5, 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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