Food recall

Mountain Rose Inc. dba Mountain Rose Herbs recall: Fennel Whole Seed was packaged in a clear plastic bag or poly-woven bags sold in bulk form

Mountain Rose Inc. dba Mountain Rose Herbs, of Eugene, OR, recalled Fennel Whole Seed was packaged in a clear plastic bag or poly-woven bags sold in bulk form. The FDA's reason: “Fennel Whole Seed is recalled due to a 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 July 18, 2019, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of August 21, 2019. 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 November 21, 2019

The recall

Company
Mountain Rose Inc. dba Mountain Rose Herbs (Eugene, OR)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Fennel Whole Seed is recalled due to a potential for contamination with Salmonella.”
Where it was sold
distributed in the US nationwide and in Canada.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
83371

The product recalled

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

  • F-1994-2019 Class I

    Fennel Whole Seed was packaged in a clear plastic bag or poly-woven bags sold in bulk form, net weight ranges from 4 ounces to 50 pounds, sold under Mountain Rose Herbs brand. The label is read in parts: "***Fennel Seed Whole ***NET WT *** Origin: Egypt *** MOUNTAIN ROSE HERBS***EUGENE, OR 97402 ***".

    Codes: Lot #25031

    Quantity: 552/4 oz. bags; 351/8 oz bags; 1791 lbs. of bulk packages in various sizes

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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 August 21, 2019.

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.