Food recall

Mountain Rose Inc. dba Mountain Rose Herbs recall: Kudzu Root (Pueraria montana var

Mountain Rose Inc. dba Mountain Rose Herbs, of Eugene, OR, recalled Kudzu Root (Pueraria montana var. The FDA's reason: “Salmonella.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on March 16, 2020, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of April 22, 2020. 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 January 6, 2021

The recall

Company
Mountain Rose Inc. dba Mountain Rose Herbs (Eugene, OR)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Salmonella”
Where it was sold
nationwide in the US and in Canada.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
85246

The product recalled

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

  • F-0892-2020 Class I

    Kudzu Root (Pueraria montana var. lobata), This product was packaged in a clear plastic bag or poly-woven bags sold in bulk form net weight ranges from 4 ounces to 20 pounds. The label is read in parts: "***Kudzu Root***Herbal Supplement **Origin: China** MOUNTAIN ROSE HERBS EUGENE, OR ****"

    Codes: #24247-X and #24247

    Quantity: Lot 24247 = 31.75 lbs.; Lot 24247 X = 267.25 lbs.

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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 22, 2020.

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.