Food FDA Class I Completed Pathogen contamination
Pure Ground Ingredients-Organic Peppermint Leaf Powder. wholesale bulk; tea/food manufacturers. Closed container stored in a cool settings at ambient/room temperature, free of direct sunlight. Packaging: Box with poly liner. Net wt: total produced 581 lbs. Firm Name/Address: Pure Ground Ingredients;
Pure Ground Ingredients, Inc. Published May 20, 2026
Risk level
Class IDangerous or defective — could cause serious health problems or death.
Severity score 90/100
What should you do?
- Check whether you have this product, using the lot codes, UPCs, and dates listed below.
- Do not eat, serve, or sell the affected product.
- Return it to the place of purchase for a refund, or throw it away in a sealed bag so people and animals can’t get to it.
- Contact Pure Ground Ingredients, Inc. or your place of purchase with questions, and see the source record below for full details.
Reason for recall
Product has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.
Hazards
Salmonella · primary
Affected products (1)
Pure Ground Ingredients-Organic Peppermint Leaf Powder. wholesale bulk; tea/food manufacturers. Closed container stored in a cool settings at ambient/room temperature, free of direct sunlight. Packaging: Box with poly liner. Net wt: total produced 581 lbs. Firm Name/Address: Pure Ground Ingredients; 2535 Business Parkway, Minden NV 89423
581 lbs (-pack size: boxes 16 @35 lbs and 1@18 lbs)
Code info: Lot#: PEPO-5234171TZM-PW-858Q, Best if used by: January 2028
Affected areas
California
Timeline
- InitiatedApr 8, 2026
- PublishedMay 20, 2026
- Recall number
- H-0853-2026
- Agency
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- Country
- US
FDA records come from the openFDA food enforcement-report dataset — the agency's full weekly enforcement list. Most entries are not issued as consumer press releases, so they won't appear on fda.gov/recalls or in a web search. The source record link above resolves this exact recall by its number.