Northwest Mothers Milk Bank: Food Recall in 2016 - (Recall #: F-0468-2016)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2016.

Data Source: FDA.

Product Description:

Pasteurized Donor Human Milk, Frozen then thawed. Product is packaged in 4 oz. glass bottle with metal lid and plastic seal. A bar code is present on each label but there is NO UPC codes.

Product Classification:

Class II

Date Initiated: November 10, 2015

Date Posted: January 20, 2016

Recall Number: F-0468-2016

Event ID: 72730

Reason for Recall:

Report by recipient hospital found a foreign particle in a single bottle of mother's milk once thawed and opened. Finder reported the particle was a fruit fly or sugar ant.

Status: Terminated

Product Quantity: 51 bottles (4 oz. each)

Code Information:

Batch number 001757-1. Expiration date: 04/04/2016 The number reflects the pool of donor milk created (001757) and the single batch created from the pool(001757-1)

Distribution Pattern:

distributed in Oregon

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated