Recalls / Class II
Class IIF-1387-2019
Product
Lemon balm leaf c/s, Melissa officinalis, 1# Net, AmeriHerb LLC, Ames, IA packaged in 1 lb plastic bags
- Type
- Food
- Affected lot / code info
- L-40228
- Quantity
- 103 lbs
Why it was recalled
Dried spice and herb products potentially contaminated with generic E. coli.
Recalling firm
- Firm
- AmeriHerb International Inc
- Notification channel
- Letter
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Address
- 803 E Lincoln Way, Ames, Iowa 50010-6524
Distribution
- Distribution pattern
- Customers nationwide (including Puerto Rico). Foreign distribution to Canada.
Timeline
- Recall initiated
- 2019-04-24
- FDA classified
- 2019-05-16
- Posted by FDA
- 2019-05-22
- Terminated
- 2019-06-12
- Status
- Terminated
Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-1387-2019. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.