{"id":237589,"date":"2026-01-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medgoo.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/30\/gerber-recalls-arrowroot-baby-biscuits-over-possible-plastic-paper-pieces\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T17:10:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T17:10:22","slug":"gerber-recalls-arrowroot-baby-biscuits-over-possible-plastic-paper-pieces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medgoo.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/30\/gerber-recalls-arrowroot-baby-biscuits-over-possible-plastic-paper-pieces\/","title":{"rendered":"Gerber Recalls Arrowroot Baby Biscuits Over Possible Plastic, Paper Pieces"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>\n<p>No injuries or illnesses have been reported<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<p><b>By I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter<\/b><br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/p>\n<p>FRIDAY, Jan. 30, 2026 (HealthDay News) \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gerber.com\/\">Gerber<\/a> has announced a nationwide recall of some arrowroot biscuits made for babies after finding they may contain small pieces of soft plastic or paper, federal regulators said.<\/p>\n<p>The recall affects specific batches of 5.5-ounce Gerber Arrowroot Biscuits with \u201cBest Before\u201d dates ranging from Oct. 16, 2026, through Dec. 16, 2026, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/safety\/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts\/gerber-products-company-announces-voluntary-recall-limited-batches-arrowroot-biscuits-out-abundance\">U.S. Food and Drug Administration<\/a> (FDA).<\/p>\n<p>Parents and caregivers are urged to check the 10-digit batch code printed on the back of the package.<\/p>\n<p>So far, no illnesses or injuries have been reported, Gerber said.<\/p>\n<p>The issue was traced back to an arrowroot flour supplier, which first flagged the problem and launched its own recall. Gerber said it has stopped working with that supplier.<\/p>\n<p>Families are advised not to feed the recalled biscuits to children and to return them to the store for a refund.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The quality, safety and integrity of our products remain our highest priority, and we take this responsibility seriously,&#8221; Gerber said. &#8220;We sincerely apologize for any concerns or inconvenience this action causes for parents, caregivers and retail customers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>No other Gerber products are affected by this recall, the FDA said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More information<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Check the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/safety\/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts\/gerber-products-company-announces-voluntary-recall-limited-batches-arrowroot-biscuits-out-abundance\">full list of affected batch codes<\/a> at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.<\/p>\n<p>SOURCE: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, news release, Jan. 26, 2026<\/p>\n<p><i><\/i><br \/>\n<i>Copyright &#169; 2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/consumer.healthday.com\/\" target=\"_new\">HealthDay<\/a>. All rights reserved.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No injuries or illnesses have been reported<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":238074,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[11],"class_list":["post-237589","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/medgoo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237589","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/medgoo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/medgoo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medgoo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medgoo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=237589"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/medgoo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237589\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medgoo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/238074"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/medgoo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=237589"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medgoo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=237589"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medgoo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=237589"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}