Food recall

Infinite Herbs, LLC recall: Conventional Basil with Basil Infinite Herbs & Specialties brand label

Infinite Herbs, LLC, of Doral, FL, recalled Conventional Basil with Basil Infinite Herbs & Specialties brand label. The FDA's reason: “Product (conventional basil) is potentially contaminated with Cyclospora.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on September 13, 2019, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of October 30, 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 II

It could cause temporary or minor harm

Why

Other germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...)

Status

Terminated

Closed March 4, 2020

The recall

Company
Infinite Herbs, LLC (Doral, FL)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Product (conventional basil) is potentially contaminated with Cyclospora.”
Where it was sold
One retail customer and 3 Distributors were notified via email and telephone call between Sept. 13-16, 2019.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
83916

The product recalled

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

  • F-0082-2020 Class II

    Conventional Basil with Basil Infinite Herbs & Specialties brand label. Basil was packed in 2.5 oz plastic clamshell, 4.0 oz. plastic clamshell, and 1 lb plastic bags.

    Codes: 2.5 oz. lot #08301044; 4.0 oz. lot #08301044; 1 lb. lot #08301044

    Quantity: 2.5 oz. clamshell 237/12 pack; 4.0 oz. clamshell 97; 1 lb. 743 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 October 30, 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.