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.