# FDA recall F-0281-2017

> **Bob's Red Mill Natural Foods, Inc.** · Class III · food recall initiated 2016-09-24.

## Product

Label reads in part "*** Bob's Red Mill *** PREMIUM GUAR GUM SUPERB GLUTEN FREE THICKENER & BINDER *** NET WT 8 OZ ***"    Product is packaged in multilayered flexible film with multiple colors.  Firm brand name is printed in red.    Case contains 8/8 oz. packages.    UPC 0 39978 00554 0 or  0 39978 00554 1

## Reason for recall

The firm is voluntarily recalling one lot of Guar Gum due to due to the inclusion of a misidentified ingredient, hydroxyethylcellulose.

## Distribution

Nationwide and Canada

## Key facts

- **Recall number:** F-0281-2017
- **Recalling firm:** Bob's Red Mill Natural Foods, Inc.
- **Classification:** Class III
- **Product type:** food
- **Status:** Terminated
- **Initiation date:** 2016-09-24
- **Report date:** 2016-11-02
- **Termination date:** 2016-11-04

- **Voluntary/Mandated:** Voluntary: Firm initiated
- **Location:** Milwaukie, OR, United States

## Primary source

FDA Enforcement Reports: https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=F-0281-2017

## Citation

> AI Analytics. FDA recall F-0281-2017. Retrieved 2026-05-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/recall/F-0281-2017. Source: US FDA. Licensed CC0.

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