Carg: Sea Salt Tablets Recall - Metallic Fragments Hazard
Cargill recalls 50-lb sea salt tablets with metallic fragments. Stop using if you have batch 10215ADBAA or 10915ADBAA. No remedy provided in official notice.
Recall notice
Equipment malfunction resulted in the inclusion of very small metallic fragments and particulate matter in some lots of salt tablets.
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What happened, in plain English
Cargill is recalling sea salt tablets that may contain small metallic pieces. This could cause injury if swallowed or ingested. The recall affects specific batch numbers sold in cardboard cases. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/20427-carg-sea-salt-tablets-recall-metallic-fragments-hazard.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/20427-carg-sea-salt-tablets-recall-metallic-fragments-hazard · Updated October 7, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-0018-2018
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“Carg: Sea Salt Tablets Recall - Metallic Fragments Hazard.” GovInfoNow, updated October 7, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/20427-carg-sea-salt-tablets-recall-metallic-fragments-hazard. Based on FDA recall #F-0018-2018 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-0018-2018%22&limit=1).
Why it’s dangerous
The salt tablets may contain small metallic fragments and particulate matter that could be ingested. If swallowed, these fragments could cause injury or internal damage.
Who’s affected
Owners of Cargill Sea Salt Tablets with batch numbers 10215ADBAA or 10915ADBAA are affected. People using the salt for cooking or food preparation are most at risk.
How to tell if you have this one
Check for batch numbers 10215ADBAA or 10915ADBAA on the cardboard case. The product is a 50-pound sea salt tablet case with 40 grains of salt.
- Brand
Cargill Salt- Category
Food
What to do — step by step
Check Batch Numbers
Look for batch numbers 10215ADBAA or 10915ADBAA on the cardboard case.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in Washington.
FDA distribution: “one distributor and two customers, all in WA state” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: Washington.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 3 months after the firm started it.
- Firm started the recall
- FDA classified it Class III
- 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-0018-2018 (September 18, 2017) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-0018-2018 to see it in context.
- Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on October 7, 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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