Starwest Botanicals product recalled over Salmonella risk

Recall date

March 6, 2018

Source

U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) — enforcement report

Official notice title

Starwest Botanicals, Inc recalls Cardamom Pods Green Whole Organic Sold in 25 lb. bulk boxes and 1 lb. retail plastic bags UPC 1 pound bags: 7-679630252…

Recall number

F-0971-2018

FDA classification

Class I

Brand / firm

Starwest Botanicals, Inc

Sold / distributed

US and Canada

Why it was recalled

Customer notified firm after they received a positive result for Salmonella of Lot #90186-00 Cardamon Pods Green Whole Organic supplied by Starwest Botanicals

Class I is the FDA’s most serious recall level: there is a reasonable probability that using this product will cause serious harm or death.

What was recalled

Cardamom Pods Green Whole Organic Sold in 25 lb. bulk boxes and 1 lb. retail plastic bags UPC 1 pound bags: 7-6796302528-9; UPC bulk: 7 679630257-2 Imported from Guatemala Starwest Botanicals, Sacramento, CA