Food recall

Blue Diamond Growers recall: Whole Brown Almonds (bulk)

Blue Diamond Growers, of Sacramento, CA, recalled Whole Brown Almonds (bulk). The FDA's reason: “Firm's internal sampling identified a positive Salmonella result on Item 00113 that was on hand at the firm on 7/15/2022. Firm elected to hold all inventory between the sanitation break from...” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on August 5, 2022, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of August 24, 2022. 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 October 17, 2022

The recall

Company
Blue Diamond Growers (Sacramento, CA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Firm's internal sampling identified a positive Salmonella result on Item 00113 that was on hand at the firm on 7/15/2022. Firm elected to hold all inventory between the sanitation break from 7/5/2022 - 7/18/2022. Some product from within that time frame was shipped to customers. Although none of the products on the recall list tested positive for Salmonella, out of an abundance of caution the firm elected to proceed with a recall on the shipped products.”
Where it was sold
U.S distribution to the following California, Colorado, and Illinois Foreign distribution to the following: Germany, Morocco, and Canada
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
90721

The product recalled

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

  • F-1559-2022 Class I

    Whole Brown Almonds (bulk)

    Codes: Item - 14233, Batch 1000223917 of Lot 186224001; Item 14233 - Batch 1000223941 of Lot 187224001; Item 14203 - Batch 1000223938 of Lot 187224001; Item 14428 - Batch 1000223977 of Lot 188224001; Item 14427 - Batch 1000224058 of Lot 191224001; Item - 14237, Batch 1000224066 of Lot 191224001; Item- 14237, Batch 1000224071 of Lot 192224001; Item - 00100, Batch 1000224159 of Lot 193224001; Item - 00100, Batch 1000224193 of Lot 194224001; and Item - 14197,Batch 1000224233 of Lot 195224001

    Quantity: 347,650 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 August 24, 2022.

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.