Recalls / Class III

Class IIIF-0705-2013

Product

Swanson Organic, 100% Certified Organic Fennel Seed, Net Wt 6 oz (45 grams), SWF092, UPC 0 87614 24092 3.

Type

Food

Affected lot / code info

1841231C, 1071206C

Quantity

746 bottles

Why it was recalled

This is to inform you of a product recall involving 2 lots of Swanson Organic 100% Certified Organic Fennel Seed (SWF092). Some jars of fennel seeds have been found to contain small, red beetle-type insects.

Recalling firm

Firm

Swanson Health Products, Inc

Notification channel

Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit

Type

Voluntary: Firm initiated

Address

4075 40th Ave S, N/A, Fargo, North Dakota 58104-3912

Distribution

Distribution pattern

All states except Vermont and Wyoming plus Washington, DC and Puerto Rico; Canada was the only other country.

Timeline

Recall initiated

2012-10-23

FDA classified

2012-11-19

Posted by FDA

2012-11-28

Terminated

2016-03-09

Status

Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-0705-2013. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.