Food recall

VALLARTA ORGANIC LLC recall: ALBAHACA ORGANICA/BASIL

VALLARTA ORGANIC LLC, of Coral Gables, FL, recalled ALBAHACA ORGANICA/BASIL. The FDA's reason: “Organic Basil contaminated with Cyclospora cayetanensis.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on February 5, 2021, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of March 10, 2021. 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 April 29, 2021

The recall

Company
VALLARTA ORGANIC LLC (Coral Gables, FL)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Organic Basil contaminated with Cyclospora cayetanensis”
Where it was sold
Domestic distribution only (Virginia).
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
87303

The product recalled

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

  • F-0326-2021 Class II

    ALBAHACA ORGANICA/BASIL, 460 gm x Bag, 15 Bags

    Codes: Lot LP889 and Lot LP890

    Quantity: 46 boxes/15 lbs each

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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 March 10, 2021.

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.