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# Ohio Company Recalls Cereal With Flax Seed Due to Salmonella Risk
- URL: https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2015/11/ohio-company-recalls-cereal-with-flax-seed-due-to-salmonella-risk/
- Published: 2015-11-12T23:27:49.000Z
- Updated: 2018-07-31T07:50:20.000Z
- Author: News Desk
- Tags: Recalls, flax seed, food recall, food safety, Homestat Farm, Organic Steel Cut Oats & Chia with Flax And Rye Flakes, Salmonella, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2025-11-25 10:59

Homestat Farm of Dublin, OH, is [recalling](http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm472490.htm?ref=foodsafetynews.com) some of its 42-ounce packages only of “Organic Steel Cut Oats & Chia with Flax And Rye Flakes” because the flax seed ingredient has the potential to be contaminated with *Salmonella*, The recalled “Organic Steel Cut Oats & Chia with Flax And Rye Flakes” was distributed on a limited basis in Sam’s Club retail stores located in AK, CA, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, MD, MI, MN, MS, NC, NH, OH, PA and TX.

[![Homestat Farm steel cut oats and chia](http://foodsafetynewsfullservice.marlersites.com/files/2015/11/Homestat-Farm-steel-cut-oats-and-chia-253x300-1.jpg)](http://foodsafetynewsfullservice.marlersites.com/files/2015/11/Homestat-Farm-steel-cut-oats-and-chia-1.jpg?ref=foodsafetynews.com)

The product comes in a 42-ounce carton with UPC 8 35882 00620 4 marked with Best Buy: 03/16/17-1, 03/16/18-1, 03/19/17-1, 03/19/17-2, 03/23/17-1, 03/23/17-2, 03/24/17-1, 03/26/17-1, 03/26/17-2, 04/08/17-2\. The best-buy date can be found embossed on the bottom flap of the box next to the bar code. No illnesses have been reported to date in connection with this issue. A supplier informed Homestat Farm of the problem after contamination was found in flax seed provided to another customer. Consumers who have purchased these 42-ounce packages of “Organic Steel Cut Oats & Chia with Flax And Rye Flakes” should return them to the place of purchase for a full refund. Consumers with questions may contact the company at 1-800-819-3918, Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m EST. *Salmonella* is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with *Salmonella* often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In rare circumstances, infection with *Salmonella* can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial infections (e.g., infected aneurysms), endocarditis and arthritis.

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