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Starwest Botanicals, Inc Recall: Customer notified firm after they received a positive result for Salmonella of Lot #90186-00 Cardamon Pods Green Whole Organic supplied by Starwest Botanicals

United States

TerminatedClass I

Company
Starwest Botanicals, Inc
Product
Cardamom Pods Green Whole Organic Sold in 25 lb. bulk bo…
Recall date
March 6, 2018
Terminated
July 6, 2018
Source
FDA

Reason for recall

Customer notified firm after they received a positive result for Salmonella of Lot #90186-00 Cardamon Pods Green Whole Organic supplied by Starwest Botanicals

  1. - Recall initiated
  2. - Reported by source
  3. - Recall terminated
Recalled products
Product description UPC Quantity Lot / code information
Cardamom Pods Green Whole Organic Sold in 25 lb. bulk boxes and 1 lb. retail plastic bags UPC 1 pound bags: 7-6796302528-9; UPC bulk: 7 679630257-2 Imported from Guatemala Starwest Botanicals, Sacramento, CA Not published in this source record 810 pounds of bulk and 133 x 1 lb. bags Bulk lot #90186-00, Item number 1 lb. bags lot 75593, Item number 209735-01

Distribution

  • US and Canada

Official source record

Agency
FDA
Dataset
FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)
Recall number
F-0971-2018
Event ID
79465
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class I
Company
Starwest Botanicals, Inc
Product description
Cardamom Pods Green Whole Organic Sold in 25 lb. bulk boxes and 1 lb. retail plastic bags UPC 1 pound bags: 7-6796302528-9; UPC bulk: 7 679630257-2 Imported from Guatemala Starwest Botanicals, Sacramento, CA
Quantity
810 pounds of bulk and 133 x 1 lb. bags
Reason
Customer notified firm after they received a positive result for Salmonella of Lot #90186-00 Cardamon Pods Green Whole Organic supplied by Starwest Botanicals
Recall initiation date
March 6, 2018
Report date
March 21, 2018
Classification date
Not published in this source record
Termination date
July 6, 2018
Distribution pattern
US and Canada
UPC, lot, and code information
Bulk lot #90186-00, Item number 1 lb. bags lot 75593, Item number 209735-01
Voluntary or mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial notification method
Letter
Source last updated
Not tracked separately from the Public Health Trace retrieval date below
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Responsible company: Starwest Botanicals, Inc

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