Class ITerminated · reported 2014-09-03

Organic Raw Carob Powder is shipped in original twenty pound case from supplier or…

Honey Heaven Wholesale, Inc. recalled this product and the FDA reported the enforcement action on 3 September 2014 as Class I. The recall was initiated by the firm. Hummingbird Wholesale was notified by their Organic Carob Powder supplier of the voluntary recall of this product due to potential Salmonella contamination.

The record

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Product: Organic Raw Carob Powder is shipped in original twenty pound case from supplier or re-packaged and sold in five pound plastic bags. Five pound bags are labeled in part "OG RAW CAROB POWDER*** C110-5# Lot: *** 5 lbs***Distributed by Hummingbird Wholesale Eugene, OR 97401 Certified Organic by Oregon Dept. of Agriculture***", with the lot number applied with a stick-on label. The twenty pound supplier case is labeled in part, "***Sunfood SUPERFOODS RAW ORGANIC CAROB POWDER***NET WT. 9 kg (19.8lb)***Distributed by Sunfood 1830 Gillespie Way, Suite 101 El Cajon, CA 92020 USA***". UPC code 803813-04429 8.
Reason for recall: Hummingbird Wholesale was notified by their Organic Carob Powder supplier of the voluntary recall of this product due to potential Salmonella contamination.
Recalling firm: Honey Heaven Wholesale, Inc.
Firm location: Eugene, Oregon, United States
Classification: Class I
Status: Terminated
Recall number: F-2402-2014
Quantity: 1/20 lbs. bag and 14/5 lbs. bags
Distribution: Product was distributed to processors and retail outlets in Oregon, Washington, and California.
Initiated: 25 July 2014
Reported by FDA: 3 September 2014
Terminated: 14 November 2014
Firm notified by: Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
Product codes: 5lb bags coded with lot #: 14142, 14156, 14177, and 14189. 20lb case coded lot # 140509 and 140609; Exp Date 6/5/2015 or 11/2015.

Reading this record

Five things about this record are not in the record itself, and each one changes how it should be read.

Class I means the FDA judged a reasonable probability that the product would cause serious health consequences or death. The class is assigned by an agency health hazard evaluation under 21 CFR 7.41, not by the firm.
The firm started this recall itself. Most FDA food recalls are voluntary, and a recall is a food safety plan working rather than failing. The circumstances in which the agency asks for one instead are set out in 21 CFR 7.45.
This record is the only one the FDA opened for its recall event, so it covers a single product code.
The recall ran for 4 months, from 25 July 2014 to termination on 14 November 2014. Termination means the agency judged that all reasonable effort had been made, under 21 CFR 7.55, and it says nothing about whether product remained in circulation.
The FDA published the enforcement report 6 weeks after the firm began the recall.
The product description on this record names no food this site can classify, so it appears on no food-type page. That is a limit of the description rather than of the recall.

What this recall was for

Salmonella

Salmonella is a bacterium that survives in low-moisture foods for months, which is why it appears in recalls of products that carry no water for it to grow in: nut butters, spices, flour and dry pet food.

A preventive controls plan covers Salmonella contamination under the clauses below. This is where the control belongs, not a finding against any firm named on this page: a recall record states a reason, and most of these recalls were initiated by the firm itself.

21 CFR 117.135(c)(1): Process controls: the controls that apply a treatment, such as a validated kill step, at the point where it reduces the hazard to a safe level.
21 CFR 117 subpart G: Supply-chain programme: the approval and verification a receiving facility runs on a supplier when the hazard is controlled before the ingredient arrives.
21 CFR 117.165(a)(2): Product testing: testing as a verification activity, appropriate to the facility, the food and the nature of the preventive control.

Other records from Honey Heaven Wholesale, Inc.

The FDA opens one enforcement record per product code, so several of these are frequently one recall event. 5 other records name this firm.

Reported	Product	Firm	Reason	Class
2025-06-04	Kraft package is labeled as Hummingbird Organic Roasted Salted Cashews, net wt. 6oz.	Honey Heaven Wholesale Inc	Undeclared hazelnut. The Oregon Trail Mix contains visible hazelnut and was mis-labeled as Organic Roasted Salted Cashews, but the label does not declare hazelnut.	Class II
2022-07-06	The content inside package is walnut but was mis-labeled as Nutritional Yeast and packaged in a stand up plastic pouch. Net Weight: 0.6lb (272g). UPC: 616316762060 The label is read in parts: "*Brand Name: Hummingbird Organic Nutritional Yeast Large Flake**".	Honey Heaven Wholesale Inc	Walnut package is mis-labeled as Nutritional Yeast and Walnuts are visible through clear package	Class II
2022-02-23	Organic Roasted Salted Cashews, Net Weight of 6 oz (170g), UPC 6 16316 76283 1. Product is packed in a brown kraft stand-up paper pouch with plastic front viewing window with a zip-lock top that was heat sealed to close. The labeled cashew package has the ingredient statement of "Organic Cashews, Organic Extra Virgin Oil, Real Salt" and Contains statement, "Cashews. Processed on shared equipment that also handles milk, sesame, soy, tree nuts, and wheat." Manufactured by Hummingbird Wholesale, Eugene, OR".	Honey Heaven Wholesale Inc	Hazelnuts were packaged and mis-labeled as cashews. Hazelnuts are visible through the package.	Class II
2019-12-11	Hummingbird Wholesale Organic Chia Seeds, SD120-5#, packaged in a clear plastic bag with a while label, net wt. 5 lbs. No UPC code.	Honey Heaven Wholesale Inc	Seven inch by three quarter inch metal bar was found in a 25# bag of Organic Chia seed when product was being repacked into 5# bags. Metal bar had a jagged edge, with a metal flake loosely attached. There is a possibility that there may have been additional metal flakes that would not be easily seen by consumers.	Class II
2012-09-05	Organic Pinenuts. 5lb bag: Organic Pine nuts packed into plastic bag with a twist tie with a White stick on label with hand written product description. 27.5lb bag: Organic Pine nuts inside of a plastic bag with a white stick on label with typed product description.	Honey Heaven Wholesale, Inc.	Organic Pinenuts are recalled due to potential contamination of peanuts or traces of peanuts.	Class I

All 6 records for Honey Heaven Wholesale Inc

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