Specialty Commodities Recalls Heartland Flax Meal Due to Salmonella Risk
Specialty Commodities, Inc. is recalling specific lots of Heartland Flax Meal because they may be contaminated with 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 source text explicitly identifies the agency classification as 'Class I', which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric criteria for FDA Class I recalls.
Plain-English summary
Specialty Commodities, Inc. is voluntarily recalling a specific lot of Heartland Flax Meal, Net Wt. 50 lbs. The recall is being conducted because the product may be contaminated with Salmonella typhimurium.
The affected product is identified by Manufacturing Lot Code 2T330-04515-101. The recall involves 340 50-lb bags of the product. Distribution was limited to California, Florida, Illinois, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.
Consumers who have purchased this specific lot of Heartland Flax Meal should stop using it and contact the recalling firm for further instructions or a refund. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has classified this recall as Class I, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
The recalled product
- Product
- Heartland Flax Meal, Net Wt. 50 lbs.
- Manufacturer
- Specialty Commodities, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Animal Feed / Pet Food
- 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 (1)
- Manufacturing Lot Code: 2T330-04515-101
Distribution
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