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Starwest Botanicals, Inc
FDA recall F-0971-2018 · Class I · reported 2018-03-21 · Terminated
- Product
- Cardamom Pods Green Whole Organic Sold in 25 lb. bulk boxes and 1 lb. retail plastic bags UPC 1 pound bags: 7-6796302528-9; UPC bulk: 7 679630257-2 Imported from Guatemala Starwest Botanicals, Sacramento, CA
- Reason
- Customer notified firm after they received a positive result for Salmonella of Lot #90186-00 Cardamon Pods Green Whole Organic supplied by Starwest Botanicals
- Quantity
- 810 pounds of bulk and 133 x 1 lb. bags
- Distribution
- US and Canada
- Firm location
- CA, United States
- Initiated
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- First notice
- Letter
- Recall started
- 2018-03-06
- Terminated
- 2018-07-06
- Code info
- Bulk lot #90186-00, Item number 1 lb. bags lot 75593, Item number 209735-01
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA Food Enforcement database (openFDA Food Enforcement, imported 2026-09). The FDA does not validate openFDA data for completeness or accuracy. This is a record of an enforcement action, not safety advice.