FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class I

Class IF-2392-2014

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

ORGANIC TRADITIONS SPROUTED CHIA SEED POWDER NET WT. 8 oz. and 16 oz., UPC 854260006162, item number AHM616 and UPC 854260005462, item number AHM546

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
All codes starting with BIO13 and ending with 269 up to and including 365; All codes starting with BIO14 and ending with 001 up to and including 156
Quantity
1,818 packages

Why it was recalled

HEALTH MATTERS AMERICA INC. of Cheektowaga, New York is voluntarily recalling Organic Traditions Sprouted Chia Seed Powder, Sprouted Chia & Flax Seed Powder and Chia Seeds due to possible Salmonella Contamination.

Recalling firm

Firm
Health Matters America Inc.
Notification channel
Letter
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
2501 Broadway St, Unit 2, Cheektowaga, New York 14227-1042

Distribution

Distribution pattern
Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Jersey, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Tennessee, Virginia and Wisconsin.

Timeline

Recall initiated
2014-06-02
FDA classified
2014-08-25
Posted by FDA
2014-09-03
Terminated
2018-06-04
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-2392-2014. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.