Food recall

Specialty Commodities, Inc. recall: Egyptian Parsley Flakes, Weight

Specialty Commodities, Inc., of Fargo, ND, recalled Egyptian Parsley Flakes, Weight. The FDA's reason: “Specialty Commodities was notified by a customer that they had found Parsley Flakes to be positive for Salmonella.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on February 8, 2013, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of March 6, 2013. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class I

It could cause serious harm or death

Why

Salmonella

Status

Terminated

Closed April 11, 2016

The recall

Company
Specialty Commodities, Inc. (Fargo, ND)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Specialty Commodities was notified by a customer that they had found Parsley Flakes to be positive for Salmonella.”
Where it was sold
CA, IL, MO, ND, NJ, OK, PA, WI
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
64331

The product recalled

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

  • F-1028-2013 Class I

    Egyptian Parsley Flakes, Weight: 10kg Net.

    Codes: Manufacturer's code: Batch No. 127, Lot#.: 214 Specialty Commodities' Lot numbers: SD28173, RE49421, SCS321167.

    Quantity: 780 containers

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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 March 6, 2013.

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.