Sauer Brands Recalls Garlic Products Due to Potential Salmonella Contamination
Sauer Brands Inc is recalling specific lots of The Spice Hunter California Garlic and Roasted Garlic due to potential Salmonella contamination.
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 agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Sauer Brands Inc is voluntarily recalling The Spice Hunter California Garlic 2.7 oz. Jar and Roasted Garlic 2.2 oz. Jar. The recall affects 45,498 bottles distributed nationwide and through online sales. The specific products involved are identified by Lot Number 20220C with a Best By Date of Aug-22, and Lot Number 20269C with a Best By Date of Sep-22.
The recall is being conducted due to the potential for Salmonella contamination. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has classified this as a Class I recall, which indicates a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
Consumers who have purchased these specific products should check their pantry for the listed lot numbers and best-by dates. If they possess the affected items, they should stop using them and contact the manufacturer for a refund or further instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- The Spice Hunter California Garlic 2.7 oz. Jar UPC 8105701400 Case UPC 40081057014002, Roasted Garlic 2.2 oz. Jar UPC 8105701402 Case UPC 40081057014026
- Manufacturer
- Sauer Brands Inc - SLO
- Category
- Food — Spices / Condiments
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 45,498
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)
- Lot Number: 20220C Best By Date: Aug-22
- Lot Number: 20269C Best By Date: Sep-22
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 26 recalled by Sauer Brands Inc - SLO 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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