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Specialty Commodities, Inc. recall - Heartland Flax Meal, Net Wt. 50 lbs.

FDA (enforcement) · March 16, 2016 · Class I

Specialty Commodities, Inc. recalled Heartland Flax Meal, Net Wt. 50 lbs. - an FDA enforcement event posted March 16, 2016, classified Class I, covering 1 product entry.
FDA-stated reason: Specialty Commodities, Inc. is recalling a specific lot of Flax Meal that may be contaminated with Salmonella typhimurium.
Details as of October 23, 2026; the linked official notice is authoritative for lot codes, VINs, and remedies.

How this recall compares

Specialty Commodities, Inc has 6 recall events in the FDA (2012+) and USDA-FSIS (2014+) records tracked here; by posting date this is the 5th. The one before it: Specialty Commodities, Inc. recall - Thien Minh Cashew Kernels, Net Wt. 50 lb. … (September 24, 2014).
It is one of 10 Salmonella recall events FDA and USDA-FSIS posted in March 2016 (all Salmonella recalls).

Posted	Agency	Recall	Class
April 27, 2016	FDA	Specialty Commodities, Inc. recall - Almonds, dry roasted, not salted, packaged in 25 lb.…	Class II
September 24, 2014	FDA	Specialty Commodities, Inc. recall - Thien Minh Cashew Kernels, Net Wt. 50 lb. Product…	Class I
March 6, 2013	FDA	Specialty Commodities, Inc. recall - Egyptian Parsley Flakes, Weight: 10kg Net.	Class I
October 24, 2012	FDA	Specialty Commodities, Inc. recall - Macadamia Nuts Style 2, RAW, SHELLED. …	Class I
August 29, 2012	FDA	Specialty Commodities, Inc. recall - Organic Pinenut, 25 kg, Product of China	Class I

Matched by company name after removing suffixes such as Inc. and LLC; parent companies and subsidiaries are counted separately.

Recall #	Product	Codes / lots	Distribution
F-0398-2016	Heartland Flax Meal, Net Wt. 50 lbs.	Manufacturing Lot Code: 2T330-04515-101	CA, FL, IL, NJ, NY, and PA

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