Recalls / Class I
Class IF-0707-2016
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
Hazelnut Raw Cacao - Sprouted Hazelnut Spread. Product is packaged in glass jars, sold under brand name JEM Raw Organics. Net wt. 1 oz., UPC 6 09728 97865 5; Net wt. 6 oz., UPC 6 09728 97857 0; Net wt. 16 oz., UPC 6 09728 97851 8; The product is labeled in parts: "***ORGANIC INGREDIENTS Hazelnuts, Coconut Sugar, Cacao Nibs, Vanilla***".
- Type
- Food
- Affected lot / code info
- Lot/Batch # 1685-2022. Best by dates range from 062116 through 103016 (means 6/21/2016 through 10/30/2016). The lot/batch numbers are a sequential number, starting with the beginning of operations. The number is independent of the product being manufactured. The digits themselves have no specific meaning.
- Quantity
- the firm did not provide
Why it was recalled
Hazelnut Raw Cacao - Sprouted Hazelnut Spread is recalled because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella
Recalling firm
- Firm
- Jem Raw Chocolate, LLC
- Notification channel
- Press Release
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Address
- 910 SE Wilson Ave Ste C3, N/A, Bend, Oregon 97702-4401
Distribution
- Distribution pattern
- Products are distributed nationwide in the US and in Canada, Japan, and Germany
Timeline
- Recall initiated
- 2015-12-02
- FDA classified
- 2016-03-02
- Posted by FDA
- 2016-03-09
- Terminated
- 2017-03-01
- Status
- Terminated
Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-0707-2016. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.