Chia Seeds packaged in poly film bags as both a twist type closure and a re-sealable pouch, net wt. 1 lb.

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Chia Seeds packaged in poly film bags as both a twist type closure and a re-sealable pouch, net wt. 1 lb. Oregon Food Bank · reported 2018-03-28

Terminated This recall has been closed out by the agency.

Reason for recall: Chia Seeds, 1 lb. packages, are recalled because they are contaminated with rodent droppings.
Classification: Class II
Recall initiated: 2018-03-09
Reported by the agency: 2018-03-28
Closed out (terminated): 2018-06-08
Recalling firm: Oregon Food Bank
Portland, OR
United States
This is the firm that issued the recall — commonly a distributor or processor. It is not the origin of contamination.
Distribution (the agency's own words): distributed in Oregon and Washington
States we parsed from that text: OR WA
The agency named these states. Parse method explicit_state_list, confidence high.
Food category: Nuts, seeds & nut buttersderived
Assigned by a reviewed keyword rulebook over the product description, not by the agency.
Recall type: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number: F-0981-2018

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