Food recall

Bob's Red Mill Natural Foods, Inc. recall: Amaranth Flour, Organic Whole Grain

Bob's Red Mill Natural Foods, Inc., of Milwaukie, OR, recalled Amaranth Flour, Organic Whole Grain. The FDA's reason: “Amaranth Flour is recalled due to potential for contamination with Salmonella.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on April 6, 2018, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of April 18, 2018. 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 June 8, 2018

The recall

Company
Bob's Red Mill Natural Foods, Inc. (Milwaukie, OR)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Amaranth Flour is recalled due to potential for contamination with Salmonella.”
Where it was sold
Distributed in CA, FL, MI, ND, NH, NY, OH, OR, TX, and WA and in Mexico and United Arab Emirates.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
79775

The product recalled

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

  • F-1011-2018 Class I

    Amaranth Flour, Organic Whole Grain, Item Number: 6001C224, Net wt. 22 oz. UPC 0 39978 00911 1. The label is read in parts: "***Bob's Red Mill ***ORGANIC WHOLE GRAIN AMARANTH FLOUR STONE GROUND*** NET WT 22 OZ ***keeps best refrigerated or frozen***".

    Codes: Sell By 11/26/2015 169617

    Quantity: 2099 cases

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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 April 18, 2018.

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.