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Arm & Hammer Sodium Bicarbonate Recalled for Contamination

Church & Dwight recalls Arm & Hammer Sodium Bicarbonate Powder due to stainless steel and other foreign substance contamination. Check your lot numbers.

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🇺🇸 FDA recall #D-800-2013DrugArm & Hammer ›
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Recalling firmChurch & Dwight Inc469 N Harrison St · Princeton, NJ 08540-3510
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Church & Dwight Inc is recalling specific lots of Arm & Hammer Sodium Bicarbonate Powder because they contain raw material contaminated with stainless steel and other foreign substances. The recall covers 749 tons distributed nationwide. No remedy or consumer action steps are currently listed in the record. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/47453-church-dwight-inc-recalls-sodium-bicarbonate-powder-cas-144-55.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/47453-church-dwight-inc-recalls-sodium-bicarbonate-powder-cas-144-55 · Updated October 13, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #D-800-2013

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“Arm & Hammer Sodium Bicarbonate Recalled for Contamination.” GovInfoNow, updated October 13, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/47453-church-dwight-inc-recalls-sodium-bicarbonate-powder-cas-144-55. Based on FDA recall #D-800-2013 (https://api.fda.gov/drug/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22D-800-2013%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on June 11, 2013, that Church & Dwight Inc. voluntarily recalled Sodium Bicarbonate Powder under the Arm & Hammer brand due to potential stainless steel and other contamination. The recall covers 749 tons of product distributed nationwide.

How to tell if you have it

  • Brand: Arm & Hammer
  • Product: Sodium Bicarbonate Powder, CAS-144-55-8; Sodium Bicarbonate U.S.P. No. 4 Granular
  • Size: Net Wt. 50 lbs. (22.68 kg.) per bag
  • Lot codes: FF3153, FF3154, FF3155, FF3156, FF3157, and FF3158
  • Product #: 60411

The hazard

The recall is due to the presence of raw material contamination, specifically stainless steel and other foreign substances. The FDA classified this as a Class II recall.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show Church & Dwight Inc. has five other recalls on record since September 6, 2012. Other recent recalls of similar products include ZICAM Nasal Allclear Swabs Recall (June 6, 2025) and TheraBreath for Kids Recall (September 8, 2023). Additional recent recalls include Broadway Joe's Pain Cream Recall (August 21, 2026), B. Braun Medical 100mL Sodium Chloride Injection Recall (August 19, 2026), and ACME Children's Hand Sanitizer Wipes Recall (January 20, 2026).

How to tell if you have this one

Look for bags of Sodium Bicarbonate Powder labeled 'Arm & Hammer' with Product #60411. Check the lot numbers on the packaging; the recalled lots are FF3153, FF3154, FF3155, FF3156, FF3157, and FF3158.

  • Brand
    Arm & Hammer
  • Category
    Drug
FDA recall event · 5 products

All 5 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 II
  • Status
    Terminated
  • Distribution
    Nationwide
Recall numberProduct, codes & lots
D-797-2013Sodium Bicarbonate Powder, CAS-144-55-8, Arm & Hammer, labeled as a) USP1 Grade, packaged in bags of various quantities, Church & Dwight Co, Inc., 469 N. Harrison St., Princeton, NJ 08543-5297; and b) Sodium Bicarbonate U.S.P. No. 1 Powdered, Net Wt. 50 lbs. (22.68 kg.) per bag, Manufactured by: Church & Dwight Co., Inc., 469 N. Harrison St., Princeton, N.J. 08543-5297, Product #60111.; Lot #: FF3153, FF3154, FF3155, FF3156, FF3157, and FF3158
D-798-2013Sodium Bicarbonate Powder, CAS-144-55-8, Arm & Hammer, labeled as a) USP2 Grade, packaged in bags of various quantities, Church & Dwight Co, Inc., 469 N. Harrison St., Princeton, NJ 08543-5297; and b) Sodium Bicarbonate U.S.P. No. 2 Fine Granular, Net Wt. 50 lbs. (22.68 kg.) per bag, Manufactured by: Church & Dwight Co., Inc., 469 N. Harrison St., Princeton, N.J. 08543-5297, Product #60211.; Lot #: FF3153, FF3154, FF3155, FF3156, FF3157, and FF3158
D-799-2013Sodium Bicarbonate Powder, CAS-144-55-8, Arm & Hammer, labeled as a) USP3 Grade, packaged in bags of various quantities, Church & Dwight Co, Inc., 469 N. Harrison St., Princeton, NJ 08543-5297; and b) Sodium Bicarbonate U.S.P. No. 3 Fine Powdered, Net Wt. 50 lbs. (22.68 kg.) per bag, Manufactured by: Church & Dwight Co., Inc., 469 N. Harrison St., Princeton, N.J. 08543-5297, Product #60311.; Lot #: FF3153, FF3154, FF3155, FF3156, FF3157, and FF3158
D-800-2013Sodium Bicarbonate Powder, CAS-144-55-8, Arm & Hammer, Sodium Bicarbonate U.S.P. No. 4 Granular, Net Wt. 50 lbs. (22.68 kg.) per bag, Manufactured by: Church & Dwight Co., Inc., 469 N. Harrison St., Princeton, N.J. 08543-5297, Product #60411.; Lot #: FF3153, FF3154, FF3155, FF3156, FF3157, and FF3158
D-801-2013Sodium Bicarbonate Powder, CAS-144-55-8, Arm & Hammer, labeled as a) USP5 Grade, packaged in bags of various quantities, Church & Dwight Co, Inc., 469 N. Harrison St., Princeton, NJ 08543-5297; and b) Sodium Bicarbonate U.S.P. No. 5 Coarse Granular, Net Wt. 50 lbs. (22.68 kg.) per bag, Manufactured by: Church & Dwight Co., Inc., 469 N. Harrison St., Princeton, N.J. 08543-5297, Product #60511.; Lot #: FF3153, FF3154, FF3155, FF3156, FF3157, and FF3158

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed nationwide.

Alaska: yesAKMaine: yesMEVermont: yesVTNew Hampshire: yesNHWashington: yesWAIdaho: yesIDMontana: yesMTNorth Dakota: yesNDMinnesota: yesMNIllinois: yesILWisconsin: yesWIMichigan: yesMINew York: yesNYRhode Island: yesRIMassachusetts: yesMAOregon: yesORNevada: yesNVWyoming: yesWYSouth Dakota: yesSDIowa: yesIAIndiana: yesINOhio: yesOHPennsylvania: yesPANew Jersey: yesNJConnecticut: yesCTCalifornia: yesCAUtah: yesUTColorado: yesCONebraska: yesNEMissouri: yesMOKentucky: yesKYWest Virginia: yesWVVirginia: yesVAMaryland: yesMDDelaware: yesDEArizona: yesAZNew Mexico: yesNMKansas: yesKSArkansas: yesARTennessee: yesTNNorth Carolina: yesNCSouth Carolina: yesSCDistrict of Columbia: yesDCOklahoma: yesOKLouisiana: yesLAMississippi: yesMSAlabama: yesALGeorgia: yesGAHawaii: yesHITexas: yesTXFlorida: yesFL

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

Distributed nationwide.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 2.1 years after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Jun 11, 201312. FDA classified it Class II: Jul 12, 201323. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Jul 24, 201334. FDA terminated the recall: Jun 30, 2015420132015
  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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  • Official source: FDA Recall #D-800-2013 (June 11, 2013) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for D-800-2013 to see it in context.
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