Food recall: Organic Pinenut, 25 kg, Product of China
Class I FDA enforcement event 62782. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
A customer of Specialty Commodities reported that they found peanuts in a container of pine nuts.
Class I, in the words of FDA
a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death
Specialty Commodities, Inc. started this food recall on 3 Aug 2012. The firm address in the FDA record is in Fargo, ND. FDA put the recall in Class I. FDA event 62782 has 1 product record. The first FDA enforcement report date is 29 Aug 2012. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 11 Apr 2016.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
CA, MN NJ, NY, OR, PA, SC, and Canada
Recalling firm
Specialty Commodities, Inc., Fargo, ND.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
1 product record in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F-1990-2012 | Organic Pinenut, 25 kg, Product of China | 541 - 25kg containers | Class I | Terminated | 29 Aug 2012 |
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Enforcement event: All the product records that have one FDA event number. This site shows one event on one page.
Class I: The highest of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Food events that started in 2012
- 515
- Share of these events in Class I
- 52%
- Product records in this event
- 1Median of the firm: 1
- Events of the firm on the register
- 6
Other events of the firm
| Initiated | Product (first record) | Type | Class | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Mar 2016 | Almonds, dry roasted, not salted, packaged in 25 lb. cardboard cartons | Food | Class II | 1 |
| 2 Nov 2015 | Heartland Flax Meal, Net Wt. 50 lbs. | Food | Class I | 1 |
| 15 Aug 2014 | Thien Minh Cashew Kernels, Net Wt. 50 lb. Product of Vietnam | Food | Class I | 1 |
| 8 Feb 2013 | Egyptian Parsley Flakes, Weight: 10kg Net. | Food | Class I | 1 |
| 13 Sep 2012 | Macadamia Nuts Style 2, RAW, SHELLED. DESCRIPTION OF CARTON FROM GUATEMALA: LOT 2 70 JUNE 25/12 423, 43 1 NORMAL/BIG . | Food | Class I | 1 |
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report F-1990-2012The FDA record of the first product of this event.
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Cite this page
Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 62782. https://recallregister.com/fda/i/62782/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- openFDA food enforcement reports
- Licence
- CC0 1.0
- Export date
- 28 Sep 2026
- Newest FDA report date on the register
- 23 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Where was the product distributed?
- The FDA record gives this distribution:
CA, MN NJ, NY, OR, PA, SC, and Canada
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 62782?
- The FDA record gives this quantity:
541 - 25kg containers
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many food recalls of 2012 have the same class?
- 52% of the 515 food events that started in 2012 are in Class I.