Food recall: Echinacea Agustifolia Root PE 4:1 The product is in powder form extracted from the Echinacea root packed in varying…
Class III FDA enforcement event 68530. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
Products contain Azoxystrobin for which no tolerance is allowed per 40 CFR 180.507.
Class III, in the words of FDA
a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences
Naturex Inc. started this food recall on 9 Jun 2014. The firm address in the FDA record is in S Hackensack, NJ. FDA put the recall in Class III. FDA event 68530 has 3 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 23 Jul 2014. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 14 Nov 2014.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
TN, TX, & WA
Recalling firm
Naturex Inc., S Hackensack, NJ.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
3 product records in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F-2177-2014 | Echinacea Agustifolia Root PE 4:1 The product is in powder form extracted from the Echinacea root packed in varying size lined cardboard boxes containing 10 kg or 25 kg. | 9 boxes (25 kg each) | Class III | Terminated | 23 Jul 2014 |
| F-2178-2014 | Echinacea Agustifolia PE 4& echinosides The product is in powder form extracted from the Echinacea root packed in varying size lined cardboard boxes containing 10 kg or 25 kg. | 4 boxes (each 25 kg) | Class III | Terminated | 23 Jul 2014 |
| F-2179-2014 | Echinacea Angustifolia Root PE 4: The product is in powder form extracted from the Echinacea root packed in varying size lined cardboard boxes containing 10 kg or 25 kg. | 25 kg | Class III | Terminated | 23 Jul 2014 |
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Class III: The lowest of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Food events that started in 2014
- 573
- Share of these events in Class III
- 9%
- Product records in this event
- 3Median of the firm: 3
- Events of the firm on the register
- 2
Other events of the firm
| Initiated | Product (first record) | Type | Class | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Apr 2012 | Dried Brewers Yeast TG_YFS004 Naturex 375 Huyler Street, South Hackensack, NJ 07606 USA Phone: 1 201 440 5000 Net Wt 25 Event 62653 | Food | Class III | 1 |
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report F-2177-2014The FDA record of the first product of this event.
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Cite this page
Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 68530. https://recallregister.com/fda/iii/68530/. 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:
TN, TX, & WA
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 68530?
- The event has 3 product records. The first record gives this quantity:
9 boxes (25 kg each)
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many food recalls of 2014 have the same class?
- 9% of the 573 food events that started in 2014 are in Class III.