Homestat Farm Organic Oats Recalled for Salmonella Typhimurium Contamination
Homestat Farm is recalling Organic Quick Steel Cut Oats & Chia with Flax and Rye Flakes because the flax meal ingredient tested positive for Salmonella Typhimurium.
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 recall is classified as FDA Class I, which is the highest severity level indicating a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
Plain-English summary
Homestat Farm Ltd is recalling 7,217 trays of Organic Quick Steel Cut Oats & Chia with Flax and Rye Flakes (42 oz boxes). The recall was initiated after the firm's supplier notified them that the flax meal delivered to the facility tested positive for Salmonella Typhimurium.
The affected product was distributed to consumers in Alaska, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Texas. The recall covers specific best use by dates ranging from March 16, 2017, to April 8, 2017.
Consumers who have purchased this product should check their pantry for the specific UPC and best use by dates listed in the recall notice. If the product is found, consumers should discard it or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- ORGANIC HOMESTAT FARM Quick STEEL CUT OATS & CHIA with Flax and Rye Flakes NET WT 42 OZ (2 LB. 10 OZ.) INGREDIENTS:***organic milled flaxseed*** Distributed by Homestat Farm LTD 6065 Frantz Rd. Suite 206, Dublin, OH 43017 UPC 8 35882 00620 4
- Manufacturer
- Homestat Farm Ltd
- Category
- Food — Grains / Cereals
- 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 (10)
- BEST USE BY DATE: 03/16/17-1
- 03/16/18-1
- 03/19/17-1
- 03/19/17-2
- 03/23/17-1
- 03/23/17-2
- 03/24/17-1
- 03/26/17-1
- 03/26/17-2
- & 04/08/17-2.
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