Nopalina Flax Seed Fiber Recalled for Salmonella Contamination
Salud Natural Entrepreneur, Inc. is recalling Nopalina Flax Seed Fiber powder in 1 and 2 lb bags because FDA testing found Salmonella in the senna leaves powder ingredient.
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 FDA has classified this recall as Class I, which is the most serious type of recall 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
Salud Natural Entrepreneur, Inc. is voluntarily recalling Nopalina Flax Seed Fiber in 1 and 2 lb bags. The recall affects 20,511 bags of the product, which are identified by specific lot numbers and best-if-used-by dates ranging from October 7, 2021, to October 24, 2021. The product was distributed throughout the United States and Puerto Rico via retail stores and the company's website.
The recall was initiated after FDA sampling of senna leaves powder, an ingredient used to manufacture the Nopalina Flax Seed Fiber powder and capsules, tested positive for three types of Salmonella: Salmonella Gaminara, Salmonella Kentucky, and Salmonella Oranienburg. The FDA has classified this recall as Class I, which is the most serious type of recall.
Consumers who have purchased the affected Nopalina Flax Seed Fiber products should stop using them immediately. The source text does not provide specific instructions for disposal or refund procedures, but consumers are advised to check their lot numbers against the list provided in the official recall notice.
The recalled product
- Product
- Nopalina Flax Seed Fiber in 1 and 2 lb bags, UPC 8 90523 00072 0 and 8 90523 00084 3
- Manufacturer
- Salud Natural Entrepreneur, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Dietary Supplements
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 20,511
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)
- Nopalina Flax Seed Fiber (powder
- 2 lb. bags) " Lot # 64.19/2*2Lb#52.1 Best if used by 10/21/21
Distribution
Distributed in 1 state:
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 2 recalled by Salud Natural Entrepreneur, 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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