The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1476-2012·Announced 2012-06-27

Indonesian Food Mart Recalls Tempeh Super Starter Yeast Due to Salmonella

Indonesian Food Mart is recalling Tempeh Super Starter Yeast because the imported product tested positive for Salmonella. The product was distributed nationwide and internationally.

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 score of 4, and the presence of Salmonella in a food product constitutes a critical health hazard under the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Indonesian Food Mart is recalling Tempeh Super Starter Yeast, which contains Rhizopus Oligosporus cultures and soybean rice flour. The product is packaged in clear plastic packages in 30 gm, 50 gm, 250 gm, and 1000 gm sizes and is labeled in part with Indonesianfoodmart.com. The recall was initiated because the imported food product tested positive for Salmonella.

The product was distributed nationwide and internationally to Australia, Canada, Slovenia, New Zealand, Brunei, Darussalam, Poland, and Croatia. While 123 orders were filled, quantities were not recorded on many invoices. The product is not coded.

Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Tempeh Super Starter Yeast, Rhizopus Oligosporus cultures, soybean rice flour, packaged in clear plastic packages in 30 gm, 50 gm, 250 gm, and 1000 gm sizes and labeled in part ***Indonesianfoodmart.com***
Affected units
123

Is your product affected?

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Lot numbers (1)

  • Product is not coded

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 2 recalled by Indonesian Food Mart 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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