Red Monkey Foods Recalls Dried Parsley Due to Salmonella Contamination
Red Monkey Foods Inc. is recalling 1,130 cases of dried parsley products because the ingredient tested positive for Salmonella. The products were distributed to retail stores nationwide.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class I
Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
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 5/5 (Critical).
Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The source metadata explicitly identifies the agency classification as Class I. Per the severity rubric, an FDA Class I recall mandates a score of 5 (Critical).
Plain-English summary
Red Monkey Foods Inc. is voluntarily recalling 1,130 cases of dried parsley products. The recall is being conducted because an ingredient (parsley) that was repacked into consumer packages and used to manufacture other herb blends tested positive for Salmonella and was recalled by the supplier.
The affected products are dried parsley packaged in five different ways: World Market Organic Parsley (UPC 2533 3251), Organics Organic Parsley (UPC 0 79893 41109 5), Clearly Organic Best Choice Organic Parsley (UPC 0 70038 64042 4), Organic Great Value Parsley Flakes (UPC 0 78742 15460 2), and Full Circle Market Organic Parsley (UPC 0 36800 32831 0). All packages have a net weight of 0.3 OZ (8.5 g).
The products were distributed through retail stores nationwide. Specific best-by dates are listed on the packaging for each brand, ranging from March 11, 2023, to March 25, 2023. Consumers should check their pantries for these specific products and UPC codes. If found, they should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Dried Parsley packaged in the following ways: 1) World Market, Organic Parsley NET WT. 0.3 OZ (8.5 g), Distributed by Cost Plus, Inc., Alameda, CA UPC 2533 3251; 2) Organics, Organic Parsley, NET WT. 0.3 OZ (8.5 g), Distributed by Lucerne Foods, Inc., Pleasanton, CA UPC 0…
- Manufacturer
- Red Monkey Foods Inc
- Category
- Food — Dried Herbs
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 1,130
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 2 recalled by Red Monkey Foods Inc under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.
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