80%

Fewer recalls than
Deli & Prepared Foods peers

Specialty Commodities — FDA Recall History & Enforcement Records

Established Player · Deli & Prepared Foods

Data Notice: Recall frequency varies by category and firm size; data is comparative and may not indicate actual brand safety or quality. See Methodology.

As of July 16, 2026, Specialty Commodities has 6 recorded FDA food enforcement actions in the openFDA database. Their most recent recall was on 1 Mar 2016. Specialty Commodities is categorized under Deli & Prepared Foods based on their predominant recall history.

6
Total FDA recalls
13.9
Years in FDA database
0.4
Recalls per year
3,789 days(10.4 yrs)
Since last recall
83.3%
Class I (life-threatening)
0.4 recalls/yr vs Deli & Prepared Foods avg 4.2/yrWell Below Average

Recall activity over time for Specialty Commodities

How serious are Specialty Commodities recalls?

FDA recall classifications by severity

Class I (Life-threatening)
83.3% (5 recalls)
Class II (Moderate risk)
16.7% (1 recalls)
Class III (Minor violation)
0.0% (0 recalls)

Full FDA recall history for Specialty Commodities

All 6 FDA enforcement actions sourced from openFDA · Sorted by date, most recent first

Date Product Reason Class & Status
1 Mar 2016Official FDA Notice Almonds, dry roasted, not salted, packaged in 25 lb. cardboard cartons Cashews were mixed with almonds but allergen was not declared on outside packaging. Class IITerminated
2 Nov 2015Official FDA Notice Heartland Flax Meal, Net Wt. 50 lbs. Specialty Commodities, Inc. is recalling a specific lot of Flax Meal that may be contaminated with Salmonella typhimurium. Class ITerminated
15 Aug 2014Official FDA Notice Thien Minh Cashew Kernels, Net Wt. 50 lb. Product of Vietnam The Cashew Pieces have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Class ITerminated
8 Feb 2013Official FDA Notice Egyptian Parsley Flakes, Weight: 10kg Net. Specialty Commodities was notified by a customer that they had found Parsley Flakes to be positive for Salmonella. Class ITerminated
13 Sep 2012Official FDA Notice Macadamia Nuts Style 2, RAW, SHELLED. DESCRIPTION OF CARTON FROM GUATEMALA: LOT 2 70 JUNE 25/12 423, 43 1 NORMAL/ Specialty Commodities Inc., is recalling product due to potential contamination with Salmonella. Class ITerminated
3 Aug 2012Official FDA Notice Organic Pinenut, 25 kg, Product of China A customer of Specialty Commodities reported that they found peanuts in a container of pine nuts. Class ITerminated

Where have Specialty Commodities recalls occurred?

States affected across all recorded FDA enforcement actions

AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IL, IN, MN, MO, ND, NJ, NY, OK, OR, PA, SC, TX, WA, WI

Where does this recall data come from?

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