Food recall

Regency Group, Inc., The recall: Organic Southwest Seasoning

Regency Group, Inc., The, of Portland, OR, recalled Organic Southwest Seasoning and 1 other product. The FDA's reason: “Organic Southwest Seasoning and Organic Southwestern Seasoning are recalled due to potential contamination with Salmonella.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on December 1, 2014, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of January 7, 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 I

It could cause serious harm or death

Why

Salmonella

Status

Terminated

Closed January 7, 2015

The recall

Company
Regency Group, Inc., The (Portland, OR)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Organic Southwest Seasoning and Organic Southwestern Seasoning are recalled due to potential contamination with Salmonella.”
Where it was sold
distributed in Oregon and Washington
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
69916

The 2 products recalled

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

  • F-0759-2015 Class I

    Organic Southwest Seasoning, Item no. 12785 and Organic Southwestern Seasoning, Item no. 12835, Net Wt. 50 lbs. (22.6 kg). The product is labeled in parts: "***Organic Southwest Seasoning***12785 ***OREGON SPICE COMPANY***13320 NE Jarrett St. Portland, Oregon 97230***". The product is labeled in parts: "***Organic Southwestern Seasoning***12835 ***OREGON SPICE COMPANY***13320 NE Jarrett St. Portland, Oregon 97230***".

    Codes: Organic Southwest Seasoning: 12785-140925; Organic Southwestern Seasoning: 12835-140925. Use by Date: 9/25/15;

    Quantity: 1100 lbs. of Organic Southwest Seasoning; 250 lbs. of Organic Southwestern Seasoning

  • F-0760-2015 Class I

    Organic Cilantro Cut & Sifted, packaged in 1 lb. or 20 lbs. The product is labeled in parts: "***Organic Cilantro Cut & Sifted***OREGON SPICE COMPANY***13320 NE Jarrett St. Portland, Oregon 97230***".

    Codes: LOT: 04589-140924 and 04589-140926 Use by Date: 9/25/15; 9/26/15;

    Quantity: 166 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 7, 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.