HEALTHY FOOD INGREDIENTS Recall: Great Value Organic Ground Flax Seed has the potential to contain metal fragments.
United States
TerminatedClass II
- Company
- HEALTHY FOOD INGREDIENTS
- Product
- Great Value Organic Ground Flax Seed, Net Wt. 16 oz. (1 LB)…
- Recall date
- April 21, 2018
- Terminated
- September 27, 2018
- Source
- FDA
Reason for recall
Great Value Organic Ground Flax Seed has the potential to contain metal fragments.
- - Recall initiated
- - Reported by source
- - Recall terminated
| Product description | UPC | Quantity | Lot / code information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Value Organic Ground Flax Seed, Net Wt. 16 oz. (1 LB) 454g. UPC 78742-14161, and Net Wt. 32 oz. (2 LB) 907g, UPC 78742-14165 Distributed by: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Bentonville, AR 72716 | 78742-14161 | 8,182 lbs. total (4543 units) | APRIL 04 2019, Lot # 2T537M-030418-101. |
Distribution
- CA
Official source record
- Agency
- FDA
- Dataset
- FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)
- Recall number
- F-1473-2018
- Event ID
- 79935
- Status
- Terminated
- Classification
- Class II
- Company
- HEALTHY FOOD INGREDIENTS
- Product description
- Great Value Organic Ground Flax Seed, Net Wt. 16 oz. (1 LB) 454g. UPC 78742-14161, and Net Wt. 32 oz. (2 LB) 907g, UPC 78742-14165 Distributed by: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Bentonville, AR 72716
- Quantity
- 8,182 lbs. total (4543 units)
- Reason
- Great Value Organic Ground Flax Seed has the potential to contain metal fragments.
- Recall initiation date
- April 21, 2018
- Report date
- May 23, 2018
- Classification date
- Not published in this source record
- Termination date
- September 27, 2018
- Distribution pattern
- CA
- UPC, lot, and code information
- UPC 78742-14161; APRIL 04 2019, Lot # 2T537M-030418-101.
- Voluntary or mandated
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Initial notification method
- Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
- Source last updated
- Not tracked separately from the Public Health Trace retrieval date below
- Public Health Trace retrieval date
Responsible company: HEALTHY FOOD INGREDIENTS
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| State | Distributed |
|---|---|
| California | 1 |
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