FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class I

Class IF-0971-2018

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

Cardamom Pods Green Whole Organic Sold in 25 lb. bulk boxes and 1 lb. retail plastic bags UPC 1 pound bags: 7-6796302528-9; UPC bulk: 7 679630257-2 Imported from Guatemala Starwest Botanicals, Sacramento, CA

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
Bulk lot #90186-00, Item number 1 lb. bags lot 75593, Item number 209735-01
Quantity
810 pounds of bulk and 133 x 1 lb. bags

Why it was recalled

Customer notified firm after they received a positive result for Salmonella of Lot #90186-00 Cardamon Pods Green Whole Organic supplied by Starwest Botanicals

Recalling firm

Firm
Starwest Botanicals, Inc
Notification channel
Letter
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
161 Main Ave, Sacramento, California 95838-2080

Distribution

Distribution pattern
US and Canada

Timeline

Recall initiated
2018-03-06
FDA classified
2018-03-26
Posted by FDA
2018-03-21
Terminated
2018-07-06
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-0971-2018. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.