Swanson Health Products, Inc

Recall #F-0705-2013 · Initiated 2012-10-23

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What happened

Swanson Health Products is recalling some bottles of their organic fennel seed because small red beetles were found inside. About 746 bottles were affected across most of the United States and Canada.

Who is at risk

Anyone who purchased this product should check their supply, though the main concern is the presence of insects rather than a chemical or biological contamination.

What to do

Check if you have this product at home by looking for the product name, 6 oz size, and UPC code 0 87614 24092 3. If you do, do not use it and contact Swanson Health Products or your retailer for a refund or replacement.

Product

Swanson Organic, 100% Certified Organic Fennel Seed, Net Wt 6 oz (45 grams), SWF092, UPC 0 87614 24092 3.

Reason for recall

This is to inform you of a product recall involving 2 lots of Swanson Organic 100% Certified Organic Fennel Seed (SWF092). Some jars of fennel seeds have been found to contain small, red beetle-type insects.

Quantity affected

746 bottles

Distribution

All states except Vermont and Wyoming plus Washington, DC and Puerto Rico; Canada was the only other country.

Lot / code info

1841231C, 1071206C

Voluntary / mandated

Voluntary: Firm initiated

Initial notification

Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit

Terminated

2016-03-09