Food recall

High Quality Organics recall: HQO High Quality Organics Organic Thyme Leaves, Whole Net Weight 30 lbs.

High Quality Organics, of Reno, NV, recalled HQO High Quality Organics Organic Thyme Leaves, Whole Net Weight 30 lbs.. The FDA's reason: “Potential Salmonella contamination.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on November 10, 2020, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of December 2, 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 April 1, 2021

The recall

Company
High Quality Organics (Reno, NV)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Potential Salmonella contamination.”
Where it was sold
U.S distribution to the following: CA, WA, OR, PA, FL, and WI. No foreign distribution.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
86743

The product recalled

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

  • F-0128-2021 Class I

    HQO High Quality Organics Organic Thyme Leaves, Whole Net Weight 30 lbs., 500 lbs. High Quality Organics 1201 Moya Boulevard Reno, Nevada 89506 Certified Organic by QAI

    Codes: Lot 48040, Best By Date: 2022-10-30

    Quantity: 2,990.25 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 December 2, 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.