Lower risk Food recall · FDA · Published December 21, 2018

US Gypsum Terra Alba Food Grade Calcium Sulfate Recall: Salmonella Risk

US Gypsum recalls Terra Al:ba Food Grade Calcium Sulfate in 50lb paper bags with plastic liner due to potential Salmonella contamination. Consumers should check lot numbers for affected products.

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

🇺🇸 FDA recall #F-0845-2019Food US Gypsum ›

Lower-risk recall

Potential for the inclusion of Salmonella in the product.

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Recalling firmUS Gypsum300 Highway 51a · Southard, OK 73770-9800

✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer

US Gypsum is recalling Terra Alba Food and Pharmaceutical Grade Hydrous Calcium Sulfate products sold in 50lb paper bags with inner plastic liners. The recall is due to a potential Salmonella contamination risk, which could cause foodborne illness. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/17887-us-gypsum-terra-alba-food-grade-calcium-sulfate-recall-salmonella.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/17887-us-gypsum-terra-alba-food-grade-calcium-sulfate-recall-salmonella · Updated October 5, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-0845-2019

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“US Gypsum Terra Alba Food Grade Calcium Sulfate Recall: Salmonella Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 5, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/17887-us-gypsum-terra-alba-food-grade-calcium-sulfate-recall-salmonella. Based on FDA recall #F-0845-2019 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-0845-2019%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on Dec. 21, 2018, that US Gypsum voluntarily recalled Terra Alba Food and Pharmaceutical Grade Hydrous Calcium Sulfate due to potential Salmonella contamination. The recall affects 660 bags distributed in New York and Iowa.

How to tell if you have it

Brand: US Gypsum
Product: Terra Alba Food and Pharmaceutical Grade Hydrous Calcium Sulfate
Packaging: 50lb paper bags with inner plastic liner
Lot number: 092118S
Oracle Item #: 36948

The hazard

The product poses a potential for the inclusion of Salmonella. The recall is classified as Class I by the FDA.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show other recent recalls of similar products include California Dairies Buttermilk Powder Recall (2026-04-20), American Laboratories Pepsin Powder Recall (2026-02-26), and Greenworld Food Express Al Yaman Halawa Pistachio Jars Recall (2026-06-09).

How to tell if you have this one

Check for Terra Alba Food and Pharmaceutical Grade Hydrous Calcium Sulfate in 50lb paper bags with inner plastic liners. Lot number 092118S or oracle item # 36948 indicates affected products.

Brand
US Gypsum
Category
Food

Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

Check Product Details
Look for lot number 092118S or oracle item # 36948 on the packaging to confirm if the product is affected.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in Iowa and New York.

FDA distribution: “New York and Iowa” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: Iowa, New York.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 6 months after the firm started it.

Dec 21, 2018Firm started the recall
Feb 7, 2019FDA classified it Class I
Feb 13, 2019Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
Jun 27, 2019FDA terminated the recall

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

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Link to this recall

<a href="https://govinfonow.com/recall/17887-us-gypsum-terra-alba-food-grade-calcium-sulfate-recall-salmonella">US Gypsum Terra Alba Food Grade Calcium Sulfate Recall: Salmonella Risk (GovInfoNow)</a>

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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-0845-2019 (December 21, 2018) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-0845-2019 to see it in context.
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