Food recall

High Quality Organics, Inc. recall: Organic Steam Treated Ginger Tea Bag Cut Item number 1641 USDA Organic Net Weight

High Quality Organics, Inc., of Reno, NV, recalled Organic Steam Treated Ginger Tea Bag Cut Item number 1641 USDA Organic Net Weight. The FDA's reason: “High Quality Organics was notified by customer that representative sample of Organic Ginger (Tea Bag Cut) tested positive for Salmonella.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on October 14, 2014, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of November 12, 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 July 20, 2015

The recall

Company
High Quality Organics, Inc. (Reno, NV)
Reason, in FDA's words
“High Quality Organics was notified by customer that representative sample of Organic Ginger (Tea Bag Cut) tested positive for Salmonella”
Where it was sold
One customer in NJ.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
69558

The product recalled

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

  • F-0456-2015 Class I

    Organic Steam Treated Ginger Tea Bag Cut Item number 1641 USDA Organic Net Weight: 30 lbs. . High Quality Organics Reno, NV 89506

    Codes: GINTBC lot 13118; GINOV lot 13613; both with expiry dates of 9/24/16.

    Quantity: 780 lbs.

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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 12, 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.