FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class I

Class IF-2765-2015

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

Raw Macadamia Nuts, packaged in 8 oz. plastic cup, packaged under the Aurora and private labels as follows:Belmont Market, Citarella, Ernest & Klein, Gourmet Garage, Harvest Co  Op Market, Le District, Lees, Palmers Market, Walter Stewart, Whole Food Market and Wild By Nature. Refer to Best By Date

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
Brand/Product Type UPC Best If Used By Date Range Aurora Macadamia UPC: 655852 - 00083 Best By Date: 12/10/2015 - 12/30/15; Belmont Market Macadamia UPC: 655852 - 00083 Best By Date:12/12/2015 - 12/26/2015; Citarella Brand Products Macadamia UPC:150209 - 12050 Best By Date: 12/30/2015; Ernest Klein Macadamia UPC: 655852 - 00083 Best By Date:12/26/2015 - 1/8/2016; Gourmet Garage Premimum Whole Macadamia Nut UPC: 790845 - 05025 Best Buy Date: 12/17/2015 - 12/30/2015; Harvest Co - Op Macadamia UPC: 655852 - 00083 Best By Date: 1/9/2016; Le District Macadamia UPC: 655852 - 00083 Best By Date: 12/19/2015 Lees Market Macadamia UPC: 655852 - 00083 Best By Date:12/12/2015; Palmers Market Macadamia UPC: 655852 - 00083 Best By Date: 1/8/2016; Wild By Nature Macadamia UPC :655852 - 70083 BestBy Date:12/10/2015 - 12/30/2015; Walter Stewart Market Macadamia UPC:655852 - 00083 Best By Date:12/11/2015 Whole Foods Market Premimum Whole Macadamia Nut UPC: 655852 - 00083 Best By Date: 12/10/2015 - 1/6/2015
Quantity
3324.0 lbs (6648/8 oz.cups)

Why it was recalled

Product contaminated with Salmonella

Recalling firm

Firm
Aurora Products, Inc.
Notification channel
Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
205 Edison Rd, Orange, Connecticut 06477-3665

Distribution

Distribution pattern
CT, DC, DE, KY, MA, MD, ME, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, VA, WV

Timeline

Recall initiated
2015-05-14
FDA classified
2015-06-23
Posted by FDA
2015-07-01
Terminated
2015-08-03
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-2765-2015. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.