Food recall

Health Matters America Inc. recall: ORGANIC TRADITIONS SPROUTED CHIA SEED POWDER NET WT

Health Matters America Inc., of Cheektowaga, NY, recalled ORGANIC TRADITIONS SPROUTED CHIA SEED POWDER NET WT and 4 other products. The FDA's reason: “HEALTH MATTERS AMERICA INC. of Cheektowaga, New York is voluntarily recalling Organic Traditions Sprouted Chia Seed Powder, Sprouted Chia & Flax Seed Powder and Chia Seeds due to possible...” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on June 2, 2014, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of September 3, 2014. 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 June 4, 2018

The recall

Company
Health Matters America Inc. (Cheektowaga, NY)
Reason, in FDA's words
“HEALTH MATTERS AMERICA INC. of Cheektowaga, New York is voluntarily recalling Organic Traditions Sprouted Chia Seed Powder, Sprouted Chia & Flax Seed Powder and Chia Seeds due to possible Salmonella Contamination.”
Where it was sold
Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Jersey, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Tennessee, Virginia and Wisconsin.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
68434

The 5 products recalled

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

  • F-2392-2014 Class I

    ORGANIC TRADITIONS SPROUTED CHIA SEED POWDER NET WT. 8 oz. and 16 oz., UPC 854260006162, item number AHM616 and UPC 854260005462, item number AHM546

    Codes: All codes starting with BIO13 and ending with 269 up to and including 365; All codes starting with BIO14 and ending with 001 up to and including 156

    Quantity: 1,818 packages

  • F-2393-2014 Class I

    ORGANIC TRADITIONS SPROUTED CHIA & FLAX SEED POWDER; NET WT. 8 oz., 16 oz and 50 lbs, UPC 854260006216, item AHM621, UPC 854260005479, item number AHM547 and item number BLK622

    Codes: For 8 oz. & 16 oz., all codes starting with BIO13 and ending with 269 up to and including 365 and all codes starting with BIO14 and ending with 001 up to and including 156. For bulk 50 lb., all lot codes

    Quantity: 17,907 packages

  • F-2394-2014 Class I

    ORGANIC SPROUTED DARK SPROUTED CHIA SEED POWDER BULK; NET WT. 50 lb; item number BLK548

    Codes: All lot codes

    Quantity: 9,650 bags

  • F-2395-2014 Class I

    ORGANIC TRADITIONS CHIA SEEDS; NET WT. 8 oz., 16 oz. and 50 lb., UPC 854260006131, UPC 854260006148, no UPC for 50 lb.

    Codes: For 8 oz. & 16 oz., all codes starting with ASCBO13. For 50 lb., all lot codes.

    Quantity: Unknown

  • F-2396-2014 Class I

    ORGANIC TRADITIONS ULTIMATE SUPERFOOD TRAILMIX; NET WT. 3.5 oz UPC 854260010701

    Codes: All lots ending in 003-13 to 005-14.

    Quantity: Unknown

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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 3, 2014.

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.