Food recall

Specialty Commodities, Inc. recall: Heartland Flax Meal

Specialty Commodities, Inc., of Fargo, ND, recalled Heartland Flax Meal. The FDA's reason: “Specialty Commodities, Inc. is recalling a specific lot of Flax Meal that may be contaminated with Salmonella typhimurium.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on November 2, 2015, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of March 16, 2016. 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 April 26, 2016

The recall

Company
Specialty Commodities, Inc. (Fargo, ND)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Specialty Commodities, Inc. is recalling a specific lot of Flax Meal that may be contaminated with Salmonella typhimurium.”
Where it was sold
CA, FL, IL, NJ, NY, and PA
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
72605

The product recalled

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

  • F-0398-2016 Class I

    Heartland Flax Meal, Net Wt. 50 lbs.

    Codes: Manufacturing Lot Code: 2T330-04515-101

    Quantity: 340 - 50 lb bags

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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 March 16, 2016.

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.