Food recall

Red Monkey Foods Inc recall: Dried Parsley packaged in the following ways

Red Monkey Foods Inc, of Springfield, MO, recalled Dried Parsley packaged in the following ways and 1 other product. The FDA's reason: “An ingredient (parsley) which was repacked into consumer packages and used to manufacture other herb blends tested positive for Salmonella and was recalled by the supplier.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on October 9, 2020, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of October 28, 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 February 18, 2021

The recall

Company
Red Monkey Foods Inc (Springfield, MO)
Reason, in FDA's words
“An ingredient (parsley) which was repacked into consumer packages and used to manufacture other herb blends tested positive for Salmonella and was recalled by the supplier.”
Where it was sold
Distributed the through retail stores nationwide.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
86592

The 2 products recalled

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

  • F-0037-2021 Class I

    Dried Parsley packaged in the following ways: 1) World Market, Organic Parsley NET WT. 0.3 OZ (8.5 g), Distributed by Cost Plus, Inc., Alameda, CA UPC 2533 3251; 2) Organics, Organic Parsley, NET WT. 0.3 OZ (8.5 g), Distributed by Lucerne Foods, Inc., Pleasanton, CA UPC 0 79893 41109 5 3) Clearly Organic Best Choice, Organic Parsley, NET WT. .3 OZ (8.5 g), Distributed by Associate Wholesale Grocers, Kansas City, KS, UPC 0 70038 64042 4; 4) Organic Great Value, Parsley Flakes, NET WT. 0.3 OZ (8.5 g), Distributed by Wal-Mart Stores, Bentonville, AR, UPC 0 78742 15460 2; 5) Full Circle Market, Organic Parsley, NET WT. 0.3 OZ (8.5 g), Distributed by Topco Associates LLC, Elk Grove Village, IL UPC 0 36800 32831 0;

    Codes: World Market: BEST BY: 24 MAR 2023 Organics: BEST If Used By: MAR 25 23 Clearly Organic: Best If Used By MAR 25 2023 Great Value: BEST If Used By: MAR 11 2023 Full Circle: Best By: 11 MAR 2023

    Quantity: 1,130 cases

  • F-0038-2021 Class I

    Herbes de Provence packaged in the following ways: 1) World Market, Organic Herbs De Provence, Net Wt. 0.6 OZ (17 g), Distributed by Cost Plus, Inc., Alameda, CA UPC 2533 3107; 2) Organics, Herbs De Provence, Net Wt. 0.65 OZ (18 g), Distributed by Lucerne Foods, Inc., Pleasanton, CA UPC 0 79893 41131 6 3) Organic Great Value, Herbs De Provence, Net Wt. 0.6 OZ (17 g), Distributed by Wal-Mart Stores, Bentonville, AR, UPC 0 78742 15451 0;

    Codes: World Market: BEST BY 13 MAR 2023; Organics: BEST If Used By: MAR 24 23; Great Value: BEST IF USED BY MAR 14 2023

    Quantity: 446 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 October 28, 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.