Wehah Farms Organic Brown Rice Flour Recalled for Salmonella
Wehah Farms is recalling 25 lb. bags of Organic Brown Rice Flour due to a positive Salmonella test. The product was distributed in bulk bins in CA, HI, AZ, MA, and NV.
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 minimum severity score of 5 per the rubric. Additionally, the source text notes that Salmonella can cause fatal infections.
Plain-English summary
Wehah Farms is voluntarily recalling 629 25 lb. bags of Organic Brown Rice Flour (UPC # 073416 00500 6) because a customer reported a positive Salmonella test. The affected lots are # 141027 (exp. 10/27/2015), # 141028 (exp. 10/28/2015), and # 141029 (exp. 10/29/2015). These products were sold between November 4 and November 12, 2014.
The product was distributed in retail store bulk bins in California, Hawaii, Arizona, Massachusetts, and Nevada. Salmonella is an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems if consumed raw. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain.
Consumers who have purchased this product should check their bulk bins for the specific lot numbers and expiration dates listed above. If they have the product, they should discard it or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Organic Brown Rice Flour; 25 lb. bulk bags Organic Brown Rice Flour ( UPC # 073416 00500 6) were distributed in retail store bulk bins. Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with…
- Manufacturer
- Wehah Farms
- Category
- Food — Flour / Grains
- 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)
- lot # 141027 exp. 10/27/2015 lot # 141028
- 2014.
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 2 recalled by Wehah Farms 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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