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Pure Ground Ingredients Recall: Product tested and found to be positive for Salmonella

United States

TerminatedClass I

Company
Pure Ground Ingredients
Product
Pure Ground Ingredients Organic Fennel Seed, Ground 35 lb.…
Recall date
June 28, 2019
Terminated
May 28, 2021
Source
FDA

Reason for recall

Product tested and found to be positive for Salmonella

  1. - Recall initiated
  2. - Reported by source
  3. - Recall terminated
Recalled products
Product description UPC Quantity Lot / code information
Pure Ground Ingredients Organic Fennel Seed, Ground 35 lb. bags Item # FENO-GR Processed and Packaged by: Pure Ground Ingredients 2535 Business Parkway Minden, NV 89423 Not published in this source record 1820 lbs total - both cuts. FENO-5041847Z-GR-126F (ground/powder); Expiration Date: June 2021

Distribution

  • CA
  • NC
  • WI

Official source record

Agency
FDA
Dataset
FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)
Recall number
F-1559-2019
Event ID
83244
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class I
Company
Pure Ground Ingredients
Product description
Pure Ground Ingredients Organic Fennel Seed, Ground 35 lb. bags Item # FENO-GR Processed and Packaged by: Pure Ground Ingredients 2535 Business Parkway Minden, NV 89423
Quantity
1820 lbs total - both cuts.
Reason
Product tested and found to be positive for Salmonella
Recall initiation date
June 28, 2019
Report date
July 24, 2019
Classification date
Not published in this source record
Termination date
May 28, 2021
Distribution pattern
CA, NC, WI
UPC, lot, and code information
FENO-5041847Z-GR-126F (ground/powder); Expiration Date: June 2021
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
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Other products recalled under this same event

This recall shares FDA event ID 83244 with 1 other product entry in Public Health Trace.

FDA Recall United States Terminated Historical recordClass I

Pure Ground Ingredients

Product
Pure Ground Ingredients Organic Fennel Seed, Tea bag Cut 4…
Published
July 24, 2019
Distribution
Multiple states

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Responsible company: Pure Ground Ingredients

Other recalls from Pure Ground Ingredients

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Product
Pure Ground Ingredients Organic Oregano Leaf Powder Item#: O…
Published
July 13, 2022
Distribution
U.S. distribution to the following: OR,…

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FDA Recall United States Terminated Historical recordClass I

Pure Ground Ingredients

Product
Pure Ground Ingredients Organic Fennel Seed, Tea bag Cut 4…
Published
July 24, 2019
Distribution
Multiple states

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State Distributed
California 1
North Carolina 1
Wisconsin 1

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