Lower risk Drug recall · FDA · Published April 13, 2023

DuPont Nutrition Avicel PH-200 NF Bulk Container Recall: Conductivity Issue

DuPont Nutrition USA recalls bulk Avicel PH-200 NF containers due to failed impurities tests. Check batch numbers for affected units. No immediate action needed for consumers.

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

🇺🇸 FDA recall #D-0546-2023Drug DuPont Nutrition ›

Lower-risk recall

Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications: Out of specification results obtained for conductivity.

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Recalling firmDuPont Nutrition USA, Inc1301 Ogletown Rd · Newark, DE 19711-5419

✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer

DuPont Nutrition is recalling bulk containers of Avicel PH-200 NF microcrystalline cellulose because tests showed conductivity issues. This is a quality control problem that doesn't affect end users directly. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/33731-dupont-nutrition-avicel-ph-200-nf-bulk-container-recall-conductivity.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/33731-dupont-nutrition-avicel-ph-200-nf-bulk-container-recall-conductivity · Updated August 17, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #D-0546-2023

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“DuPont Nutrition Avicel PH-200 NF Bulk Container Recall: Conductivity Issue.” GovInfoNow, updated August 17, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/33731-dupont-nutrition-avicel-ph-200-nf-bulk-container-recall-conductivity. Based on FDA recall #D-0546-2023 (https://api.fda.gov/drug/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22D-0546-2023%22&limit=1).

DuPont Nutrition USA, Inc. recalled Avicel PH-200 NF microcrystalline cellulose on April 13, 2023, due to failed impurity specifications, according to the FDA. The Food and Drug Administration announced the Class III recall.

How to tell if you have it

Brand: DuPont Nutrition
Product: Avicel PH-200 NF, Microcrystalline Cellulose NF
Net Content/Gross Weight: 20.0 KG / 21.1 KG bulk container
Batch Numbers: 2173766945, 2173768895, PN20834306, 217373201, PN20834301

The hazard

The recall addresses out-of-specification results obtained for conductivity. The product is classified as Class III.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show DuPont Nutrition USA, Inc. has 3 other recalls on record since 2021-08-05. Other recent recalls of similar products include Shoolin Pharma Chem Tadalafil Recall (2026-08-03), Leading Pharma Recalls Furosemide 80mg Due to Impurity (2026-03-20), and Wells Pharma Fentanyl Citrate Injectable Solution Recall (2026-04-01).

How to tell if you have this one

Check for batch numbers 2173766945, 2173768895, PN20834306, 217373201, or PN20834301 on the container. The product is a bulk container with net weight 20.0 kg or gross weight 21.1 kg.

Brand
DuPont Nutrition
Category
Drug

FDA recall event · 4 products

All 4 products in this recall

FDA lists each product line separately under one recall event. Check your product description, lot or code numbers against each row. Every row shares the hazard and remedy on this page.

Classification
Class III
Status
Terminated
Distribution
Nationwide in the USA, Malta, Canada, China, Peru, Mexico, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Bangkok, Ireland, India, and Columbia.

Recall number	Product, codes & lots	Quantity
D-0544-2023	Avicel PH-101 NF, Microcrystalline Cellulose NF, Net Content/Gross Weight 50.0 KG / 54.5 KG bulk container, Manufactured by: DuPont Nutrition USA, Inc., 1301 Ogletown Road, Newark, DE 19711, USA; Manufactured in USA; Headquarters: DuPont Nutrition Biosciences ApS, Langebrogade 1, Copenhagen, Denmark.; Batch Numbers: 2173809472, 2173811313, P120834282, P120834305, P120834313, P120834324, P120834423, P120834437, P120834443, P120834478, 2173739298, 2173740020, 2173771315, P120834254, P120834476	464,050 kg in bulk drums, boxes & sacks
D-0545-2023	Avicel PH-102 NF, Microcrystalline Cellulose NF, Net Content/Gross Weight 20.0 KG / 21.1 KG bulk container, Manufactured by: DuPont Nutrition USA, Inc., 1301 Ogletown Road, Newark, DE 19711, USA; Manufactured in USA; Headquarters: DuPont Nutrition Biosciences ApS, Langebrogade 1, Copenhagen, Denmark.; Batch Numbers: P220834360, P220834366, P220834383, P220834440, P220834460, 2173755143, 2173771316, 2173773188, P220834401, P220834403, P220834482, P220834505, P220834543, P220834545	320,350 kg in bulk drums, boxes & sacks
D-0546-2023	Avicel PH-200 NF, Microcrystalline Cellulose NF, Net Content/Gross Weight 20.0 KG / 21.1 KG bulk container, Manufactured by: DuPont Nutrition USA, Inc., 1301 Ogletown Road, Newark, DE 19711, USA; Manufactured in USA; Headquarters: DuPont Nutrition Biosciences ApS, Langebrogade 1, Copenhagen, Denmark.; Batch Numbers: 2173766945, 2173768895, PN20834306, 217373201, PN20834301	93,660 kg in bulk drums, boxes & sacks
D-0547-2023	Avicel DG, MCC/Dibasic Calcium Phosphate, Net Content/Gross Weight 20.0 KG / 21.1 KG bulk container, Manufactured by: DuPont Nutrition USA, Inc., 1301 Ogletown Road, Newark, DE 19711, USA; Manufactured in USA; Headquarters: DuPont Nutrition Biosciences ApS, Langebrogade 1, Copenhagen, Denmark.; Batch Numbers: 2213749659, 2213766837, 2213776558, 2213776559	23,060 kg in bulk drums, boxes & sacks

Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

Check Batch Numbers
Look for batch numbers 2173766945, 2173768895, PN20834306, 217373201, or PN20834301 on the container.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed nationwide, and outside the U.S.

FDA distribution: “Nationwide in the USA, Malta, Canada, China, Peru, Mexico, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Bangkok, Ireland, India, and Columbia.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

Distributed nationwide, and outside the U.S.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 11 months after the firm started it.

Apr 13, 2023Firm started the recall
Apr 25, 2023FDA classified it Class III
May 3, 2023Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
Mar 4, 2024FDA 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/33731-dupont-nutrition-avicel-ph-200-nf-bulk-container-recall-conductivity">DuPont Nutrition Avicel PH-200 NF Bulk Container Recall: Conductivity Issue (GovInfoNow)</a>

Where this comes from

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 #D-0546-2023 (April 13, 2023) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for D-0546-2023 to see it in context.
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