Food recall

Spice Chain recall: Rose Red Organic Ginger Steam Filter Bag & Organic Ground Ginger Steam packaged in a poly-lined corrugated carton

Spice Chain, of E Brunswick, NJ, recalled Rose Red Organic Ginger Steam Filter Bag & Organic Ground Ginger Steam packaged in a poly-lined corrugated carton. The FDA's reason: “A positive result was discovered for Salmonella in Rose Red Filterbag Ginger and Organic Ground Ginger.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on April 7, 2016, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of June 22, 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 II

It could cause temporary or minor harm

Why

Salmonella

Status

Terminated

Closed April 10, 2018

The recall

Company
Spice Chain (E Brunswick, NJ)
Reason, in FDA's words
“A positive result was discovered for Salmonella in Rose Red Filterbag Ginger and Organic Ground Ginger.”
Where it was sold
NJ and SC
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
73967

The product recalled

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

  • F-1527-2016 Class II

    Rose Red Organic Ginger Steam Filter Bag & Organic Ground Ginger Steam packaged in a poly-lined corrugated carton; 40 lb case bulk pack 40 lbs

    Codes: GN-FB-146-SO-IN-X40, Lot #MV23741-01 and GN-GD-000-SO-IN-X40, Lot #MV23741-01 Distribution dates 321/2016-3/23/2016

    Quantity: 5,240 pounds

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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 June 22, 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.