Food Enforcement F-0120-2013

We were notified by American Licorice Co. through email that levels for lead above those allowed by the FDA were found during testing. We have voluntarily recalled our entire product purchased from them for the required time range.

Status

Terminated

Classification

Class II

Report Date

October 24, 2012

Recall Initiation

September 6, 2012

Product Information

Product description
Licorice Sticks sold under the following brand names: 1) Orange Patch Country Store Licorice Sticks, New Wt, 12 oz. Packaged in plastic bag; 2) Desert Delite Licorice Sticks, New Wt, 12 oz. Packaged in plastic bag; 3) 17th Street Market Licorice Sticks, New Wt, 12 oz. Packaged in plastic bag; 4) Flagstaff Farmers Market Farm Fresh Licorice Sticks, New Wt, 16 oz. Packaged in plastic bag; 5) Farmers Market Licorice Sticks, New Wt, 8 oz., Packaged in plastic bag; 6) AJ's Fine Foods Licorice Sticks, New Wt, 16 oz. Packaged in plastic bag; 7) Schneph Farms Licorice Sticks, New Wt, 8 oz. Packaged in plastic bag; 8) Carlo's Produce Licorice Sticks, New Wt, 16 oz. Packaged in plastic bag; 9) Emery's Berry Patch Licorice Sticks, New Wt, 16 oz. Packaged in plastic bag; 10) Ben Becnel's Fruit Outlet Licorice Sticks, New Wt, 8 oz. Packaged in plastic bag; 11) The Country Store Licorice Sticks, New Wt, 12 oz. Packaged in plastic bag; 12) Woody's SmokehouseLicorice Sticks, New Wt, 8 oz and 12 oz. Packaged in plastic bag; 13) Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site Licorice Sticks, 8 oz; 14) El Rancho Marketplace Licorice Sticks, New Wt, 16 oz. Packaged in plastic bag; 15) Jacob Lake Inn Licorice Sticks, New Wt, 8 oz. Packaged in plastic bag; 16) S&T Enterprises Licorice Sticks, New Wt, 1 lb, Packaged in plastic bag; 17) Arizona Snack Company Licorice Sticks, New Wt, 12 oz, Packaged in plastic bag; 18) Upchurch Candy Licorice Sticks, New Wt, 1 lb, Packaged in plastic bag; 19) Power Road Farmers Market Licorice Sticks, New Wt, 1 lb, Packaged in plastic bag; 20) Mountain Top Licorice Sticks, New Wt, 8 oz, Packaged in plastic bag; 21) Linn's Licorice Sticks, New Wt, 12 oz, Packaged in plastic bag; 22) Rosabella's Garden Bakery Licorice Sticks, New Wt, 4 oz, Packaged in plastic bag; 23) DiiIorio Farms & Roadside Market Licorice Sticks, New Wt, 8 oz, Packaged in plastic bag; 24) Foster's Product and Corn Maze Licorice Sticks, New Wt, 12 oz, Packaged in plastic bag; 25) Carleton Farm ProduceLicorice Sticks, New Wt, 8 oz and 12 oz, Packaged in plastic bag; 26) High Valley Orchard Licorice Sticks, New Wt, 16 oz, Packaged in plastic bag; 27) Murray Farms Licorice Sticks, New Wt, 1 lb, Packaged in plastic bag; 28) Venison World.Com Licorice Sticks, New Wt, 8 oz, Packaged in plastic bag; 29) Panorama Orchards, Inc. Licorice Sticks, New Wt, 8 oz, Packaged in plastic bag; 30) Jay Country Store Licorice Sticks, New Wt, 1 lb, Packaged in plastic bag; 31) Klicker's Licorice Sticks, New Wt, 16 oz, Packaged in plastic bag; 32) Rosie's Farm Market Licorice Sticks, New Wt, 8 oz, Packaged in plastic bag; 33) Stowe Mercantile Licorice Sticks, New Wt, 16 oz, Packaged in plastic bag; 34) Venice Gourmet Licorice Sticks, New Wt, 16 oz, Packaged in plastic bag; 35) Ragged Point Licorice Sticks, New Wt, 4 oz, Packaged in plastic bag; 36) Rawhide at Wild Horse Pass Licorice Sticks, New Wt, 8 oz, Packaged in plastic bag; 37) Petty's Meat Market Licorice Sticks, New Wt, 8 oz, Packaged in plastic bag; 38) Fly High with Pax Snax Licorice Sticks, New Wt, 12 oz, Packaged in plastic bag; 39) Bulk Foods Licorice Sticks, New Wt, 12 oz, Packaged in plastic bag; 40) Guantanamo Bay Gourmet Licorice Sticks, New Wt, 12 oz, Packaged in plastic bag; 41) Newport Harbor Gourmet Licorice Sticks, New Wt, 12 oz, Packaged in plastic bag; 42) Omni Resort Amelia Island Plantation Licorice Sticks, New Wt, 8 oz, Packaged in plastic bag; 43) The Big Easy Licorice Sticks, New Wt, 12 oz, Packaged in plastic bag; 44) Baker's Bay Associates Licorice Sticks, New Wt, 1 lb, Packaged in plastic bag; 45) Arizona Beagle Rescue Licorice Sticks, New Wt, 8 oz, Packaged in plastic bag; 46) Thomas Family Farm Licorice Sticks, New Wt, 4 oz, Packaged in plastic bag;
Product quantity
Amounts distributed are listed in code information.
Product type
Food
Reason for recall
We were notified by American Licorice Co. through email that levels for lead above those allowed by the FDA were found during testing. We have voluntarily recalled our entire product purchased from them for the required time range.
Initial firm notification
Letter
Distribution pattern
US States: AZ, NJ, NM, NJ, TX, LA, CA, WI, WA, VT, GA, and FL. No international distribution.

Location & Firm

Recalling firm
Lehi Valley Trading Co.
Address
4955 E McKellips Rd, N/A

United States
Voluntary / Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated

Codes & Dates

Recall number
F-0120-2013
Event ID
63206
Recall initiation date
September 6, 2012
Center classification date
October 16, 2012
Code info
1) Lot 0080245 and 0082378; 2) Lot 0080004; 3) Lot 0078721, 0085067, and 0081239; 4) 0079221, 0087572, 0084904, 0085398, 0086739, 0087046, 0084165, 0080870, 0080624, and 0082512; 5) Lot 0081294 and 0084453; 6) Lot 0086594, 0085743, 0083970, and 0078875; 7) Lot 0082198; 8) Lot 0085611; 9) Lot 0084498 and 0087230; 10) Lot 0079267l; 11) Lot 0086428, 0084609, 0083481; 0080971, and 0082505; 12) Lot 0087053, 0085253, 0082141,12 oz lots: 0082104, 0087463, 0085694, 0081038, 0084133; 13) Lot 0082299, 0082831, and 0086308; 14) Lot 0086200; 15) Lot 0083767; 16) Lot 0079247, 0079882, 0079656, 0080974, 0080424, 0080162, 0082436, 0081929, 0082184, 0081669, 0081406; 17) Lot 0081455, 0087359, and 0085778; 18) Lot 0084625; 19) Lot 0080277 and 0085536; 20) Lot 0081641; 21) Lot 0087089, 0085763, and 0083603; 22) Lot 0081624; 23) Lot 0084818; 24) Lot 0083720 and 0085577; 25) Lot 0084051, 0084446636, and 0082785; 26) Lot 0082692; 27) Lot 0083835; 28) Lot 0082977; 29) Lot 0087130; 30) Lot 0081515 and 0086922; 31) Lot 0085107; 32) Lot 0087178, 0084560, 0085493, and 0083401; 33) Lot 0085201 and 0086876; 34) Lot 0086301; 35) Lot 0084388 and 0080814; 36) Lot 0080394 and 0082341; 37) Lot 0086413; 38) Lot 0085563, 0082279, and 0081286; 39) Lot 0082916, 0080326, 0082012, 0079777, 0085413, 0087392, 0084263; 40) Lot 081277 and 0079762; 41) Lot 0081875; 42) Lot 0085390; 43) Lot 0082072; 44) Lot 0086147 and 0079417; 45) Lot 0082142; 46) Lot 0087501 Amounts distributed: 1) 24/12oz bags; 2) 36/12oz bags; 3) 120/16oz bags; 5) 72/8oz bags; 6) 48/16oz bags; 7) 24/8oz bags; 8) 12/16oz bags; 9) 24/16oz bags; 10) 24/8oz bags; 11) 60/12oz bags; 12) 72/18oz bags, 60/12oz bags; 13) 72/8oz bags; 14) 12/16oz bags; 15) 24/8oz bags; 16) 132/1lb bags; 17) 36/12oz bags; 18) 12/1lb bags; 19) 24/1lb bags; 20) 24/8oz bags; 21) 36/12oz bags; 22) 24/4oz bags; 23) 24/8oz bags; 24) 24/12oz bags; 25) 24/12oz and 72/8oz bags; 26) 12/16oz bags; 27) 24/1lb bags; 28) 24/8oz bags; 29) 24/8oz bags; 30) 24/1lb bags; 31) 12/16oz bags; 32) 96/8oz bags; 33) 24/16oz bags; 34) 12/16oz bags; 35) 48/4oz bags; 36) 48/8oz bags; 37) -; 38) 36/12oz bags; 39) 81/12oz bags; 40) 24/12oz bags; 41) 12/12oz bags; 42) 24/8oz bags; 43) 12/12oz bags; 44) 24/1lb bags; 45) -; 46: 24/4oz bags;
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