Food recall

Marin Food Specialties Inc recall: Whole Foods Organic Raw Almonds Imported from Spain USDA Organic

Marin Food Specialties Inc, of Byron, CA, recalled Whole Foods Organic Raw Almonds Imported from Spain USDA Organic. The FDA's reason: “Customer reported high levels of hydrogen cyanide in Raw Organic almonds after testing due to a consumer complaint.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on November 7, 2014, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of January 21, 2015. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class II

It could cause temporary or minor harm

Why

See FDA's words below

Status

Terminated

Closed January 20, 2015

The recall

Company
Marin Food Specialties Inc (Byron, CA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Customer reported high levels of hydrogen cyanide in Raw Organic almonds after testing due to a consumer complaint.”
Where it was sold
CA, NV, OR, WA, ID
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
69725

The product recalled

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

  • F-0715-2015 Class II

    Whole Foods Organic Raw Almonds Imported from Spain USDA Organic; Net WT. 13.5 oz. (383 g) plastic tub; Ingredients: Organic Almonds - Unpasteurized Distributed by Whole Foods Market IP, LP, Emeryville, CA 94608

    Codes: Sell by 4/18/15 to 6/6/15; UPC 9-99482-00071-7 Firmis also recalling almonds with a sell by date of 6/7/15, even though they were sourced from a different lot.

    Quantity: 226 cases (12 x 13.5 oz. containers) or 228.25 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 January 21, 2015.

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.