Organic Girl Baby Spinach Recalled for Elevated Cadmium Levels
NewStar Fresh Foods is recalling Organic Girl baby spinach due to elevated cadmium levels. The product was distributed in 12 states.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 2/5 (Moderate).
Minor labeling or packaging issue, or a voluntary precautionary recall. Risk of harm is low but real — follow the manufacturer's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class II, and the source text does not report any illnesses, injuries, or hospitalizations, fitting the criteria for a moderate severity score.
Plain-English summary
NewStar Fresh Foods, LLC is recalling approximately 1,290 cases of Organic Girl Good Clean Greens Baby Spinach. The recall was initiated because of the detection of elevated levels of cadmium in the product. The affected product is sold in 5-ounce plastic clamshells and is labeled as USDA Organic.
The recalled spinach was distributed in New York, Texas, Oklahoma, Oregon, Louisiana, Kansas, Indiana, Missouri, Hawaii, California, Utah, and Michigan. Consumers should look for the use-by date of September 13 and the lot code B030298-001B08S to identify the affected product.
Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and return it to the place of purchase for a refund or dispose of it. The recall is being conducted by NewStar Fresh Foods, LLC, which distributes the product through Organic Girl in Salinas, California.
The recalled product
- Product
- organic girl - good clean greens baby spinach - tender nutrition baby leaves. Washed 3 times. USDA Organic. 5 oz.. plastic clamshell. Distributed by organic girl, Salinas, CA 93901
- Manufacturer
- NewStar Fresh Foods, LLC
- Category
- Food — Fresh Produce
- Hazard
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Lot numbers (2)
- use-by September 13
- Lot code B030298-001B08S.
Distribution
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