American Sugar Refining Recalls Bulk Sugar Syrup for Metal Contamination
American Sugar Refining recalls bulk sugar syrup from tanker trucks due to metal contamination. Check lot numbers and distribution states.
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Firm was notified on 12/13/2017 by a customer that their company had found metal on their off loading strainer. The metal was identified to be fine metallic powder and thin strands with 1/32" diameter / steel wool. The firm, upon confirming that the material did come from their Tank Truck #1 filled with Sugar Syrup initiated a recall. The firm has not received any notification of injury or sickness or deaths from consumption by any customers finished goods made with our products.
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What happened, in plain English
American Sugar Refining, Inc. is recalling bulk sugar syrup distributed in tanker trucks #1 and #2 because metal fragments were found in the product. The company was notified on December 13, 2017, after a customer discovered fine metallic powder and thin steel wool strands on an off-loading strainer. This recall affects approximately 3,067,440 pounds of syrup produced between December 5 and December 13, 2017. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/19935-american-sugar-refining-recalls-bulk-sugar-syrup-for-metal-contamination.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/19935-american-sugar-refining-recalls-bulk-sugar-syrup-for-metal-contamination · Updated October 11, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-0568-2018
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“American Sugar Refining Recalls Bulk Sugar Syrup for Metal Contamination.” GovInfoNow, updated October 11, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/19935-american-sugar-refining-recalls-bulk-sugar-syrup-for-metal-contamination. Based on FDA recall #F-0568-2018 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-0568-2018%22&limit=1).
Why it’s dangerous
The presence of fine metallic powder and thin steel wool strands poses a physical hazard if ingested. These materials can cause choking, dental damage, or internal injury depending on the size and sharpness of the fragments consumed.
Who’s affected
Manufacturers and businesses in Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, North Carolina, and Virginia that received bulk sugar syrup from the affected tanker trucks are likely to have this product. While no injuries have been reported yet, anyone using this syrup in finished goods is at risk of consuming foreign metal objects.
How to tell if you have this one
Look for bulk sugar syrup shipped in tanker trucks #1 or #2. Check the Date of Manufacture (DOM) on the lot numbers: 47492 (12/5/2017), 47493 (12/6/2017), 47494 (12/7/2017), 47495 (12/8/2017), 47496 (12/9/2017), 47501 (12/11/2017), 49502 (12/12/2017), and 47503 (12/13/2017).
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What to do — step by step
Stop Using the Product
Do not use or distribute any bulk sugar syrup from the affected tanker trucks #1 and #2.
Identify Affected Lots
Check your inventory for lot numbers 47492 through 47503 with DOMs between December 5 and December 13, 2017.
Contact the Manufacturer
Reach out to American Sugar Refining, Inc. for further instructions on disposal or return of the affected syrup.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in 5 states.
FDA distribution: “This product was distributed within the United States and affected manufacturing in Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, North Carolina and Virginia.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 6 months after the firm started it.
- Firm started the recall
- FDA classified it Class II
- Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
- 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-0568-2018 (December 14, 2017) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-0568-2018 to see it in context.
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