Recalls / Class I
Class IF-0630-2016
Class I— FDA's most serious classification, issued when there is a reasonable probability that consumption of or exposure to the product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
Product
Bulk Macadamia Nuts - (salted, unsalted; whole and pieces) Certified Organic Macadamia Nuts, 100% Big Island Grown A raw food. Sold in 5 lb. bag. NO UPC number. Mahina Mele Farm 87-2642 Mamalahoa Hwy. Captain Cook, HI 96704
- Type
- Food
- Affected lot / code info
- All lots currently in commerce
- Quantity
- All lots - approximately 5676 total pounds of nuts and nut butters
Why it was recalled
IEH sampling found samples of raw macadamia nuts to be positive for Salmonella.
Recalling firm
- Firm
- Mahina Mele Farm
- Notification channel
- Press Release
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Address
- 87-2642 Mamalahoa Hwy, N/A, Captain Cook, Hawaii 96704-8703
Distribution
- Distribution pattern
- US
Timeline
- Recall initiated
- 2016-01-21
- FDA classified
- 2016-02-25
- Posted by FDA
- 2016-03-02
- Terminated
- 2016-04-19
- Status
- Terminated
Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-0630-2016. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.