FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class I

Class IF-2393-2014

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 & FLAX SEED POWDER; NET WT. 8 oz., 16 oz and 50 lbs, UPC 854260006216, item AHM621, UPC 854260005479, item number AHM547 and item number BLK622

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
For 8 oz. & 16 oz., all codes starting with BIO13 and ending with 269 up to and including 365 and all codes starting with BIO14 and ending with 001 up to and including 156. For bulk 50 lb., all lot codes
Quantity
17,907 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-2393-2014. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.