Food recall

Swanson Health Products, Inc recall: Swanson Organic

Swanson Health Products, Inc, of Fargo, ND, recalled Swanson Organic. The FDA's reason: “This is to inform you of a product recall involving 2 lots of Swanson Organic 100% Certified Organic Fennel Seed (SWF092). Some jars of fennel seeds have been found to contain small, red...” The FDA classified it Class III: it is unlikely to cause harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on October 23, 2012, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of November 28, 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 III

It is unlikely to cause harm

Why

Other germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...)

Status

Terminated

Closed March 9, 2016

The recall

Company
Swanson Health Products, Inc (Fargo, ND)
Reason, in FDA's words
“This is to inform you of a product recall involving 2 lots of Swanson Organic 100% Certified Organic Fennel Seed (SWF092). Some jars of fennel seeds have been found to contain small, red beetle-type insects.”
Where it was sold
All states except Vermont and Wyoming plus Washington, DC and Puerto Rico; Canada was the only other country.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
63547

The product recalled

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

  • F-0705-2013 Class III

    Swanson Organic, 100% Certified Organic Fennel Seed, Net Wt 6 oz (45 grams), SWF092, UPC 0 87614 24092 3.

    Codes: 1841231C, 1071206C

    Quantity: 746 bottles

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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 November 28, 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.