FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class I

Class IF-1011-2018

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

Amaranth Flour, Organic Whole Grain, Item Number: 6001C224, Net wt. 22 oz. UPC 0 39978 00911 1. The label is read in parts: "***Bob's Red Mill ***ORGANIC WHOLE GRAIN AMARANTH FLOUR STONE GROUND*** NET WT 22 OZ ***keeps best refrigerated or frozen***".

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
Sell By 11/26/2015 169617
Quantity
2099 cases

Why it was recalled

Amaranth Flour is recalled due to potential for contamination with Salmonella.

Recalling firm

Firm
Bob's Red Mill Natural Foods, Inc.
Notification channel
Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
13521 SE Pheasant Ct, Milwaukie, Oregon 97222-1248

Distribution

Distribution pattern
Distributed in CA, FL, MI, ND, NH, NY, OH, OR, TX, and WA and in Mexico and United Arab Emirates.

Timeline

Recall initiated
2018-04-06
FDA classified
2018-04-12
Posted by FDA
2018-04-18
Terminated
2018-06-08
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-1011-2018. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.