Heartland Flax 14 Mesh Brown RCM Flax Certified Organic, Net WT 50 lbs. Product packaged in 50 lb Food Grade Plastic bags.

Recall Insight

This FDA Food action (record #F-0710-2016) was formally reported on March 9, 2016, with the manufacturer initiating the action on January 14, 2016. It is classified under Critical severity (Class I), with a current status of Terminated. Heartland Products, Inc. is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of Valley City, ND. Federal records indicate 43,950 lbs units are affected.

The documented reason for this recall is: Heartland Products Inc., has initiated a recall due to potential contamination with Salmonella involving Milled Flax. Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: US: ND, WA, CA, RI, SD, IL. OUS: CANADA. Distribution scope directly affects the consumer exposure window and determines whether a recall remains regional or escalates into a nationwide advisory.

To put this record in context, PlainRecalls indexes 83,949 recalls across the FDA, CPSC and NHTSA going back to 1995. Within the same product category, the database holds 6 closely related recalls, of which 6 were also issued by FDA Food. That clustering is a signal — repeated actions in a narrow category often indicate a systemic quality-control issue, a supplier-wide contamination, or a design defect that has propagated across product lines. This recall is roughly 10 years old; older recalls can remain relevant because many units enter resale, rental, and secondary-market channels where the original warning never reaches the end user. Always cross-check the recall number against the official agency page before relying on any summary.