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Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0759-2015·Announced 2015-01-07

Regency Group Recalls Organic Southwest Seasoning Due to Salmonella Risk

Regency Group, Inc. is recalling Organic Southwest Seasoning and Organic Southwestern Seasoning due to potential contamination with Salmonella. The products were distributed in Oregon and Washington.

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 metadata explicitly identifies the agency classification as Class I, which corresponds to a Critical severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Regency Group, Inc. is recalling Organic Southwest Seasoning (Item no. 12785) and Organic Southwestern Seasoning (Item no. 12835) due to potential contamination with Salmonella. The recalled products are 50 lb. (22.6 kg) bags labeled with the Oregon Spice Company address in Portland, Oregon.

The recall involves 1,100 lbs. of Organic Southwest Seasoning and 250 lbs. of Organic Southwestern Seasoning. These items were distributed in Oregon and Washington. The specific codes for the affected products are 12785-140925 and 12835-140925, with a use-by date of 9/25/15.

Consumers who have purchased these products should stop using them and contact the recalling firm for further instructions. The FDA has classified this as a Class I recall, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product may cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

The recalled product

Product
Organic Southwest Seasoning, Item no. 12785 and Organic Southwestern Seasoning, Item no. 12835, Net Wt. 50 lbs. (22.6 kg). The product is labeled in parts: "***Organic Southwest Seasoning***12785 ***OREGON SPICE COMPANY***13320 NE Jarrett St. Portland, Oregon 97230***".…

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)

  • Organic Southwest Seasoning: 12785-140925
  • Organic Southwestern Seasoning: 12835-140925. Use by Date: 9/25/15

Distribution

Distributed in 2 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 2 recalled by Regency Group, Inc., The 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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