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Sammy Food Products LLC Recall: Salsa products are recalled due to a potential contamination with Cyclospora. Salsa products contain cilantro that was recalled due to a potential contamination with Cyclospora.
🇺🇸 United States
TerminatedClass II
Company
Sammy Food Products LLC
Product
Sammy Salsa Happy Medium, packaged in 14 oz. plastic contain…
Recall date
August 15, 2018
Terminated
September 19, 2018
Source
FDA
Reason for recall
Salsa products are recalled due to a potential contamination with Cyclospora. Salsa products contain cilantro that was recalled due to a potential contamination with Cyclospora.
- Recall initiated
- Reported by source
- Recall terminated
Recalled products
Product description
UPC
Quantity
Lot / code information
Sammy Salsa Happy Medium, packaged in 14 oz. plastic container, 6 units per case. UPC # 00868422000110. The label is read in parts: "***INGREDIENTS: Fresh Tomatoes, Fresh Onions, Fresh Chili Peppers, Fresh Cilantro, Fresh Garlic, Fresh Lime, Vinegar, Whole Peeled Tomatoes (calcium chloride, citric acid), Sea Salt, Pepper, Spices".
Not published in this source record
60 cases
Use by Date: Sept 9/18
Distribution
distributed in Oregon and Washington
Official source record
Agency
FDA
Dataset
FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)
Recall number
F-1949-2018
Event ID
80897
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Company
Sammy Food Products LLC
Product description
Sammy Salsa Happy Medium, packaged in 14 oz. plastic container, 6 units per case. UPC # 00868422000110. The label is read in parts: "***INGREDIENTS: Fresh Tomatoes, Fresh Onions, Fresh Chili Peppers, Fresh Cilantro, Fresh Garlic, Fresh Lime, Vinegar, Whole Peeled Tomatoes (calcium chloride, citric acid), Sea Salt, Pepper, Spices".
Quantity
60 cases
Reason
Salsa products are recalled due to a potential contamination with Cyclospora. Salsa products contain cilantro that was recalled due to a potential contamination with Cyclospora.
Recall initiation date
August 15, 2018
Report date
September 12, 2018
Classification date
Not published in this source record
Termination date
September 19, 2018
Distribution pattern
distributed in Oregon and Washington
UPC, lot, and code information
Use by Date: Sept 9/18
Voluntary or mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial notification method
Telephone
Source last updated
Not tracked separately from the Public Health Trace retrieval date below
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Other products recalled under this same event
This recall shares FDA event ID 80897 with 3 other product
entries in Public Health Trace.
FDA Recall🇺🇸 United StatesTerminatedTerminated: September 19, 2018Historical recordClass II
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Product
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