Pau D'Arco Bark Recalled Due to Mice Infestation in Facility
San Francisco Herb & Natural Food Company is recalling Pau D'Arco Bark C/S because inspectors found a pervasive mouse infestation in the facility.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
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 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a risk-of-harm product (rodent infestation) where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the High severity criteria for potential contamination without confirmed illness.
Plain-English summary
San Francisco Herb & Natural Food Company is voluntarily recalling specific lots of Pau D'Arco Bark C/S. The recall was initiated after California Department of Public Health inspectors discovered a pervasive infestation of mice in the facility where the product was distributed.
The affected product is identified by code C1270 and Lot 100266. The product was distributed nationwide and in Canada.
Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and contact the distributor for further instructions or a refund.
The recalled product
- Product
- Pau D'Arco Bark C/S; Distributed by San Francisco Herb and Natural Food Co. Fremont, Ca.
- Manufacturer
- San Francisco Herb & Natural Food Company
- Category
- Food — Herbal Supplements
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)
- C1270
- Lot 100266.
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 28 recalled by San Francisco Herb & Natural Food Company 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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