Drug recall: Avicel RC-591 NF (MCC/Carboxymethylcellulose Sodium) NF, bulk powder, 80.0 KG drum, Manufactured by: DuPont Nutrition…
Class I FDA enforcement event 88617. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
Microbial Contamination of Non-Sterile Product: Out-of-specification results obtained for total aerobic microbial count (TAMC).
Class I, in the words of FDA
a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death
DuPont Nutrition USA, Inc started this drug recall on 27 Aug 2021. The firm address in the FDA record is in Newark, DE. FDA put the recall in Class I. FDA event 88617 has 1 product record. The first FDA enforcement report date is 29 Sep 2021. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 11 Mar 2022.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
Product was distributed to one account that may have used it as a component in finished drug formulations, and further distributed Nationwide in the USA.
Recalling firm
DuPont Nutrition USA, Inc, Newark, DE.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
1 product record in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D-0830-2021 | Avicel RC-591 NF (MCC/Carboxymethylcellulose Sodium) NF, bulk powder, 80.0 KG drum, Manufactured by: DuPont Nutrition USA, Inc., 1301 Ogletown Road, Newark, DE 19711 | 80 kg | Class I | Terminated | 29 Sep 2021 |
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Class I: The highest of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Drug events that started in 2021
- 299
- Share of these events in Class I
- 19%
- Product records in this event
- 1Median of the firm: 4
- Events of the firm on the register
- 4
Other events of the firm
| Initiated | Product (first record) | Type | Class | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Apr 2023 | Avicel PH-101 NF, Microcrystalline Cellulose NF, Net Content/Gross Weight 50.0 KG / 54.5 KG bulk container, Manufactured | Drug | Class III | 4 |
| 1 Feb 2023 | Avicel PH- 101 NF, Microcrystalline Cellulose, NF, Ph. Eur., Jp. Net Content/Gross Weight 50.0 KG / 54.5 KG bulk contain | Drug | Class III | 4 |
| 5 Aug 2021 | Avicel, Mirocrystalline cellulose, packaged in bulk as PH101 NF, PH102 NF, PH200 NF, Manufactured by: DuPont Nutrition U | Drug | Class III | 1 |
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report D-0830-2021The FDA record of the first product of this event.
- FDA: recalls, market withdrawals and safety alertsThe recall notices on the FDA site.
- FDA MedWatchThe FDA safety reporting program for drugs and medical devices.
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Cite this page
Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 88617. https://recallregister.com/fda/i/88617/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- openFDA drug enforcement reports
- Licence
- CC0 1.0
- Export date
- 28 Sep 2026
- Newest FDA report date on the register
- 23 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Where was the product distributed?
- The FDA record gives this distribution:
Product was distributed to one account that may have used it as a component in finished drug formulations, and further distributed Nationwide in the USA.
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 88617?
- The FDA record gives this quantity:
80 kg
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many drug recalls of 2021 have the same class?
- 19% of the 299 drug events that started in 2021 are in Class I.