Giusto's Wheat Germ, Raw, Net Wt. 25 lb, (11.34 Kg) paper bag; Item number: 154205 Giusto's 344 Littlefie

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Giusto's Wheat Germ, Raw, Net Wt. 25 lb, (11.34 Kg) paper bag; Item number: 154205 Giusto's 344 Littlefield Ave. South Francisco, CA 94080 Giusto's Specialty Foods LLC · reported 2012-07-18

Terminated This recall has been closed out by the agency.

Reason for recall: Firm was notified by supplier that Wheat germ product is contaminated with metal fragments, approximately 0.5mm in diameter and range 3-15mm in length.
Classification: Class II
Recall initiated: 2012-06-19
Reported by the agency: 2012-07-18
Closed out (terminated): 2012-10-31
Recalling firm: Giusto's Specialty Foods LLC
South San Francisco, CA
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): CA, HI, WA.
States we parsed from that text: CA HI WA
The agency named these states. Parse method explicit_state_list, confidence high.
Food category: uncategorised
Assigned by a reviewed keyword rulebook over the product description, not by the agency.
Recall type: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number: F-1747-2012

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