Blue Diamond Growers Recall: Firm's internal sampling identified a positive Salmonella result on Item 00113 that was on hand at the firm on 7/15/2022. Firm elected to hold all inventory between the sanitation break from 7/5/2022 - 7/18/2022. Some product from within that time frame was shipped to customers. Although none of the products on the recall list tested positive for Salmonella, out of an abundance of caution the firm elected to proceed with a recall on the shipped products.

United States

TerminatedClass I

Company: Blue Diamond Growers
Product: Whole Brown Almonds (bulk)
Recall date: August 5, 2022
Terminated: October 17, 2022
Source: FDA

Reason for recall

Firm's internal sampling identified a positive Salmonella result on Item 00113 that was on hand at the firm on 7/15/2022. Firm elected to hold all inventory between the sanitation break from 7/5/2022 - 7/18/2022. Some product from within that time frame was shipped to customers. Although none of the products on the recall list tested positive for Salmonella, out of an abundance of caution the firm elected to proceed with a recall on the shipped products.

August 5, 2022 - Recall initiated
August 24, 2022 - Reported by source
October 17, 2022 - Recall terminated

Recalled products
Product description	UPC	Quantity	Lot / code information
Whole Brown Almonds (bulk)	Not published in this source record	347,650 lbs	Item - 14233, Batch 1000223917 of Lot 186224001; Item 14233 - Batch 1000223941 of Lot 187224001; Item 14203 - Batch 1000223938 of Lot 187224001; Item 14428 - Batch 1000223977 of Lot 188224001; Item 14427 - Batch 1000224058 of Lot 191224001; Item - 14237, Batch 1000224066 of Lot 191224001; Item- 14237, Batch 1000224071 of Lot 192224001; Item - 00100, Batch 1000224159 of Lot 193224001; Item - 00100, Batch 1000224193 of Lot 194224001; and Item - 14197,Batch 1000224233 of Lot 195224001

Distribution

U.S distribution to the following California
Colorado
and Illinois Foreign distribution to the following: Germany
Morocco
and Canada

Official source record

Agency: FDA
Dataset: FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)
Recall number: F-1559-2022
Event ID: 90721
Status: Terminated
Classification: Class I
Company: Blue Diamond Growers
Product description: Whole Brown Almonds (bulk)
Quantity: 347,650 lbs
Reason: Firm's internal sampling identified a positive Salmonella result on Item 00113 that was on hand at the firm on 7/15/2022. Firm elected to hold all inventory between the sanitation break from 7/5/2022 - 7/18/2022. Some product from within that time frame was shipped to customers. Although none of the products on the recall list tested positive for Salmonella, out of an abundance of caution the firm elected to proceed with a recall on the shipped products.
Recall initiation date: August 5, 2022
Report date: August 24, 2022
Classification date: Not published in this source record
Termination date: October 17, 2022
Distribution pattern: U.S distribution to the following California, Colorado, and Illinois Foreign distribution to the following: Germany, Morocco, and Canada
UPC, lot, and code information: Item - 14233, Batch 1000223917 of Lot 186224001; Item 14233 - Batch 1000223941 of Lot 187224001; Item 14203 - Batch 1000223938 of Lot 187224001; Item 14428 - Batch 1000223977 of Lot 188224001; Item 14427 - Batch 1000224058 of Lot 191224001; Item - 14237, Batch 1000224066 of Lot 191224001; Item- 14237, Batch 1000224071 of Lot 192224001; Item - 00100, Batch 1000224159 of Lot 193224001; Item - 00100, Batch 1000224193 of Lot 194224001; and Item - 14197,Batch 1000224233 of Lot 195224001
Voluntary or mandated: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial notification method: E-Mail
Source last updated: Not tracked separately from the Public Health Trace retrieval date below
Public Health Trace retrieval date: July 18, 2026 ET

Responsible company: Blue Diamond Growers

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