DeCA - Defense Commissary Agency
01/28/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 01/29/2026 13:55
Gerber products company recalls limited batches of arrowroot biscuits due to foreign material following supplier recall
Gerber Products Company is initiating a voluntary recall of limited batches of Gerber® Arrowroot Biscuits out of an abundance of caution due to the potential presence of soft plastic and/or paper pieces that should not be consumed, according to a Department of Defense All Food and Drug Activity message sent Jan. 28. The material comes from an arrowroot flour supplier who initiated a recall.
This recall is isolated to limited batches of Gerber® Arrowroot Biscuits 5.5-ounce products produced between July 2025 and September 2025. In the U.S., this recall is nationwide.
The Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) has publicized this recall to all its stores, said Richard Stith, chief, public health division, DeCA Headquarters and Support Center at Fort Lee, Virginia. Whenever a commissary has recalled or withdrawn products in its inventory, they are immediately removed from store shelves.
The following product is subject to recall:
• Gerber Arrowroot Biscuits. Batch codes: 5198565504, 5202565504, 5203565504, 5204565504, 5205565504, 5209565504, 5210565504, 5211565504, 5233565504, 5238565504, 5239565504, 5239565505, 5240565505, 5245565505, 5246565505, 5251565505, 5252565505, 5253565505, 5254565505, 5258565505, 5259565505; Best before dates: Oct. 16, 2026; Oct. 20, 2026; Oct. 21, 2026; Oct. 22, 2026; Oct. 23, 2026; Oct. 27, 2026; Oct. 28, 2026; Oct. 29, 2026; Nov. 20, 2026; Nov. 25, 2026; Nov. 26, 2026; Nov. 26, 2026; Nov. 27, 2026; Dec. 2, 2026; Dec. 3, 2026; Dec. 8, 2026; Dec. 9, 2026; Dec. 10, 2026; Dec. 11, 2026; Dec. 15, 2026; Dec. 16, 2026
This recall does not involve any other Gerber products besides the ones impacted by this recall.
Consumers who may have purchased impacted Gerber® Arrowroot Biscuits should not feed this product to their child and can return the product to the retailer where it was purchased to receive a refund.
For consumer support and product questions, Gerber is available 24/7 at 1-800-4-GERBER (1-800-443-7237).
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