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Prime CAP Encapsulated Sugar Recalled for Metal Shavings

Innovative Food Processors recalls specific lots of Prime CAP Encapsulated Sugar due to possible metal shavings contamination. Check your lot codes.

🇺🇸 FDA recall #F-2088-2016FoodPrime CAP ›
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Recalling firmInnovative Food Processors, Inc.2125 Airport Dr · Faribault, MN 55021-7798
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What happened, in plain English

Innovative Food Processors, Inc. is recalling specific lots of Prime CAP Encapsulated Sugar because they may be contaminated with metal shavings. The affected product was distributed to one processor in Arkansas. No remedy or return instructions are currently listed in the record. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/23819-prime-cap-encapsulated-sugar-recalled-for-metal-shavings.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/23819-prime-cap-encapsulated-sugar-recalled-for-metal-shavings · Updated October 9, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-2088-2016

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“Prime CAP Encapsulated Sugar Recalled for Metal Shavings.” GovInfoNow, updated October 9, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/23819-prime-cap-encapsulated-sugar-recalled-for-metal-shavings. Based on FDA recall #F-2088-2016 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-2088-2016%22&limit=1).

Why it’s dangerous

Metal shavings in food can cause serious internal injuries, such as choking, lacerations, or damage to the digestive tract if ingested.

Who’s affected

The recall affects a single food processor in Arkansas that received the product. Consumers do not directly purchase this item, but anyone consuming products made with this sugar could be at risk of injury from metal shavings.

How to tell if you have this one

Look for Prime CAP Encapsulated Sugar with Lot Codes J099-6, J102-6, J123-6, J131-6, or J133-6. The product comes in a poly-lined cardboard drum containing 125 lbs of sugar and hydrogenated palm oil.

  • Brand
    Prime CAP
  • Category
    Food
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Check Lot Codes

    Verify if your product has one of the recalled lot codes: J099-6, J102-6, J123-6, J131-6, or J133-6.

  2. Contact Manufacturer

    Since no remedy is listed, contact Innovative Food Processors, Inc. at 2125 Airport Dr., Ferial, MN 55021 for further instructions.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in Arkansas.

Alaska: not listedAKMaine: not listedMEVermont: not listedVTNew Hampshire: not listedNHWashington: not listedWAIdaho: not listedIDMontana: not listedMTNorth Dakota: not listedNDMinnesota: not listedMNIllinois: not listedILWisconsin: not listedWIMichigan: 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: not listedPANew Jersey: not listedNJConnecticut: not listedCTCalifornia: not listedCAUtah: not listedUTColorado: not listedCONebraska: not listedNEMissouri: not listedMOKentucky: not listedKYWest Virginia: not listedWVVirginia: not listedVAMaryland: not listedMDDelaware: not listedDEArizona: not listedAZNew Mexico: not listedNMKansas: not listedKSArkansas: yesARTennessee: not listedTNNorth Carolina: not listedNCSouth Carolina: not listedSCDistrict of Columbia: not listedDCOklahoma: not listedOKLouisiana: not listedLAMississippi: not listedMSAlabama: not listedALGeorgia: not listedGAHawaii: not listedHITexas: not listedTXFlorida: not listedFL

FDA distribution: “one processor in AR” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: Arkansas.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 7 months after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Jul 13, 201612. FDA classified it Class II: Sep 8, 201623. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Sep 14, 201634. FDA terminated the recall: Feb 16, 2017420162017
  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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Questions people ask

Where was the recalled sugar distributed?

The distribution pattern indicates it went to one processor in Arkansas.

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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-2088-2016 (July 13, 2016) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-2088-2016 to see it in context.
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3.6:35b-a3b on October 9, 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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