Lallemand Danstar Nottinghman Yeast Recall

**TheCHICompany** · 10-07-2010, 09:20 PM

To all,
We apologize for any delay in shipping Lallemand Nottingham dry yeast.

A recall has been issued by Lellamand for all Nottingham dry yeast with:
Batch lot #: 1080961099V
Exp Date: 12/2011

We have shipped our stock back to Lellemand for replacement.

Please return any stock you may have with matching lot # to your local retailer so they may exchange with Lellemand.

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October 6, 2010
Over the last few weeks we have received several inquiries from homebrewers regarding Nottingham lot #1080961099V exp. date 12/2011 stating that they were experiencing slow start of fermentation and/or poor fermentation performance. Internal tests conducted on a cross-section of sachets of this batch over several weeks have indicated normal performance, but given the widespread geographical nature of the comments being received,
we feel it is best to ask retailers and distributors to return any inventory of this specific batch rather than risk brewers having a negative experience with our products.

If you have Nottingham batch #1080961099V exp. date 12/2011 still in your inventory, please
return it for exchange.

Any inquiries about return logistics can be addressed to xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Replacement inventory of Nottingham may be several weeks away as we are transferring our packaging operations to another location, requiring down-time for set-up of packaging equipment and infrastructure. We have also invested in a new sachet packaging line which we anticipate commissioning early next year. This is part of our commitment to ongoing product improvement and ensuring brewers have a great experience with our yeast. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, and we hope you will bear with us as we
work to address this issue in the coming weeks. Your cooperation and support of Danstar products are greatly appreciated.
Keith Lemcke
Marketing Manager
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Matt

**GilaMinumBeer** · 10-07-2010, 09:24 PM

No pdf attached.

Any mention as to why the recall?

Edit: Found it in Bad Bad Notty.

**TheCHICompany** · 10-07-2010, 09:51 PM

Scratched attachment; included letter text.

**Hammy71** · 10-07-2010, 09:56 PM

Wow...this can't be good for the Lallemand Danstar....second time in recent memory...

**r2eng** · 10-07-2010, 11:33 PM

I know I am done with Danstar.

Send back packs of yeast, wait 6-months to get replacements. One year later, same story. I have better things to do with my time.

Battery_BreweryNJ · 10-08-2010, 02:00 AM

I work at my lhbs, and we had a rep from Lallemand stop in the store the other day to try and get us to start carrying their product again. We stopped about a yr ago because they doubled thier prices. This is the 2nd bad batch in a year. The company isn't doing so good. Imo Fermentis makes a much better yeast.

**Austinhomebrew** · 10-08-2010, 02:40 AM

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Originally Posted by GilaMinumBeer

No pdf attached.

Any mention as to why the recall?

Edit: Found it in Bad Bad Notty.

It appears that this thread is the reason: http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f163/new-bad-lot-nottingham-yeast-189787/

They couldn't find anything wrong according to the notice. Seems like a pr move.

I am sure they are just getting the lot of yeast off of the market so people will stop talking about it.

Forrest

wildwest450 · 10-08-2010, 05:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Austinhomebrew

It appears that this thread is the reason: http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f163/new-bad-lot-nottingham-yeast-189787/

They couldn't find anything wrong according to the notice. Seems like a pr move.

I am sure they are just getting the lot of yeast off of the market so people will stop talking about it.

Forrest

If that's the case, this site carries way more weight than it should, and people should think twice about what they post. If that's the case.

**Austinhomebrew** · 10-08-2010, 08:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wildwest450

If that's the case, this site carries way more weight than it should, and people should think twice about what they post. If that's the case.

That is exactly what I said in the thread as it started. Make sure you have valid proof (no pun intended).

Forrest

**GilaMinumBeer** · 10-08-2010, 04:03 PM

Geesh. And to think, in less than a decade we have gone from using bread yeast to being able to determine that yeast is bad within 24 hour of pitch.