Golden Flower Dried Ginger Net Wt. 6 oz (170g). Packed By: S&Y Co., LTD. No 12 Yuenjiang Road, Gaoming City Guangdong, China. Distributed by: Prosperity Resources Int'l., Inc. USA. Product of China.

Recall Insight

This FDA Food action (record #F-1504-2013) was formally reported on June 12, 2013, with the manufacturer initiating the action on March 11, 2013. It is classified under Low severity (Class III), with a current status of Terminated. Prosperity Resources International, Inc. is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of Linden, NJ. Federal records indicate 50 cases (each case contains 50 individual 6 oz. plastic packages) units are affected.

The documented reason for this recall is: The Golden Flower Dried Ginger (Net Weight 6 oz. 170 gms) Product of China is in violations to the Agriculture and Markets Law. Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: Retail customers in New York State.. 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, NHTSA and USDA FSIS 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 13 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.