Food recall

American Importing Co, Inc recall: Nature's Harvest, pine nuts

American Importing Co, Inc, of Minneapolis, MN, recalled Nature's Harvest, pine nuts. The FDA's reason: “Amport Foods is recalling one lot of pine nuts because there may be undeclared Peanuts present in the product.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on August 8, 2012, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of September 12, 2012. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class II

It could cause temporary or minor harm

Why

Allergen not on the label

Status

Terminated

Closed June 13, 2013

The recall

Company
American Importing Co, Inc (Minneapolis, MN)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Amport Foods is recalling one lot of pine nuts because there may be undeclared Peanuts present in the product.”
Where it was sold
AL, AZ, ALR, CA, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, ME, MS, MO, NE, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA, WY.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
62855

The product recalled

As the FDA describes them, with the codes that tell whether a package is part of the recall.

  • F-2124-2012 Class II

    Nature's Harvest, pine nuts, Net WT 3 oz (85 g), Distributed by Amport Foods, 550 Kasota Ave, SE., Minneapolis, MN 55414, 3 00 71725 72753 4. Case Label Stock No. 5640 8/3 oz Nature's Harvest, Pine Nuts Best by: 12-28-12 363x1E1, 3 00 71725 72753 5. Amport Foods Bags: Amport Foods, Pine Nuts, Net WT 4 0 z (113 g), 0 71725 70172 5, American Importing Co. Inc, Minneapolis, MN 5514. Case label: Stock No 50578 12/4 oz, Amport, Pine Nuts Best by: 03-28-13 3621F1, 1 00 71725 70172 2. Amport Foods Tubs: Pine Nuts, Net WT 4 0 z (113 g), 0 71725 71180 9, Best BY: 01-10-13 0102 MM1, Distributed by American Importing Co, INC, Minneapolis, MN 55414. Tub Case Label: Item #41130 12/4 oz, Amport Foods, Pine Nuts, Best by: 01-10-13 0102MM1, 1 00 71725 71180 6.

    Codes: Best By 12-28-12, 363X1E1, 08:30 (Nature's Harvest) Best By 03-28-13, 3621F1, 08:30 (Amport bags) Best By 01-10-13, 0102MM (Amport tubs)

    Quantity: 5,441 cases or 50,100 individual packages

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Source and notes

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA food recall data) (Public domain (U.S. government work); source U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA), data as of September 12, 2012.

Each week the FDA lists the recalls it has classified in its Enforcement Report, often weeks after the company announced the recall, so a month with five weekly reports tends to count more. Each recall counts once, however many products it covers, in the month FDA first listed it. Class I means the food could cause serious harm or death, Class II temporary or minor harm, and Class III is unlikely to harm anyone. Meat, poultry and most egg products are recalled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, not the FDA, and aren't included. For what to do with a recalled product, see the FDA's recalls page.