Food recall

Swanson Health Products, Inc recall: Swanson 100% Certified Organic, Carob Powder, Raw Chocolate Substitute

Swanson Health Products, Inc, of Fargo, ND, recalled Swanson 100% Certified Organic, Carob Powder, Raw Chocolate Substitute. The FDA's reason: “Swanson Certified Organic Carob Powder, item number SWF115 is being recalled due to a potential risk of Salmonella contamination from a raw ingredient used in this product.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on July 28, 2014, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of September 24, 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 December 4, 2014

The recall

Company
Swanson Health Products, Inc (Fargo, ND)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Swanson Certified Organic Carob Powder, item number SWF115 is being recalled due to a potential risk of Salmonella contamination from a raw ingredient used in this product.”
Where it was sold
US: AL AK, AZ, AR, C,A CO, CT, DC, FL, HI ID, IL IN, IA, KS, KYT,LA, MD, MA, MI, MN, NS, NO, NT,NV, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH,OK, OR, PA, PR, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY. OUS: AUSTRALIA, SWEDEN, CANADA, MEXICO, KOREA, CHILE.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
69080

The product recalled

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

  • F-2438-2014 Class I

    Swanson 100% Certified Organic, Carob Powder, Raw Chocolate Substitute, Net wt 1 lb (454 grams), in round 1000 cc High Density Poly-ethylene plastic containers, Product of Italy, Distributed by Swanson Health Products, PO Box 2803, Fargo ND 58108 USA, SWF115.

    Codes: Lot 206401 Best By date of 6/15.

    Quantity: 544 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 September 24, 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.