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Innova Flavours Natural Roasted Garlic Herb Flavor Recall: Salmonella Risk

Innova Flavours is recalling Natural Roasted Garlic Herb Flavor powder due to potential Salmonella contamination from a supplier's recalled sweet whey powder. Consumers should avoid using this product until further notice.

🇺🇸 FDA recall #F-1811-2018FoodInnova Flavours ›
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Recalling firmInnova Flavours1437 W 37th St · Chicago, IL 60609-2110
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What happened, in plain English

Innova Flavours is recalling Natural Roasted Garlic Herb Flavor powder because it may contain Salmonella from a supplier's recalled sweet whey powder. This poses a risk of foodborne illness if consumed. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/18930-innova-flavours-natural-roasted-garlic-herb-flavor-recall-salmonella-risk.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/18930-innova-flavours-natural-roasted-garlic-herb-flavor-recall-salmonella-risk · Updated October 6, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-1811-2018

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“Innova Flavours Natural Roasted Garlic Herb Flavor Recall: Salmonella Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 6, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/18930-innova-flavours-natural-roasted-garlic-herb-flavor-recall-salmonella-risk. Based on FDA recall #F-1811-2018 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-1811-2018%22&limit=1).

Why it’s dangerous

The powder may contain Salmonella due to a supplier's recall of sweet whey powder. Salmonella is a bacteria that can cause food poisoning, leading to symptoms like diarrhea, fever, and stomach cramps. The risk is low for most people but higher for those with weakened immune systems.

Who’s affected

Anyone who purchased the Natural Roasted Garlic Herb Flavor powder in blue poly-lined cardboard boxes. Those with compromised immune systems are at higher risk of foodborne illness.

How to tell if you have this one

Check for the blue poly-lined cardboard box with the product name 'Natural Roasted Garlic Herb Flavor' and lot numbers 520956 or 521519. The product was manufactured on June 5, 2018, or June 28, 2018.

  • Brand
    Innova Flavours
  • Category
    Food
FDA recall event · 4 products

All 4 products in this recall

FDA lists each product line separately under one recall event. Check your product description, lot or code numbers against each row. Every row shares the hazard and remedy on this page.

  • Classification
    Class II
  • Status
    Terminated
  • Distribution
    Domestic: IL, NY, OH, OK Foreign: China
Recall numberProduct, codes & lots
F-1809-2018Natural Flavor Turkey Type, 40 pounds, Powder in a blue poly-lined cardboard box, Ambient; Natural Flavor Turkey Type 118377000 Lot 520872, manufactured dates: Natural Flavor Turkey Type 6/26/18 to 6/26/18
F-1810-2018Natural Butter Flavor, 40 pounds, Powder in a blue poly-lined cardboard box, Ambient; Natural Butter Flavor 118095700 Lot 520893 and Lot 521996, manufactured dates: Natural Butter Flavor 5/31/2018 to 5/31/2018, and 6/27/18 to 6/27/2018
F-1811-2018Natural Roasted Garlic Herb Flavor, 40 pounds, Powder in a blue poly-lined cardboard box, Ambient; Natural Roasted Garlic Herb Flavor 018621400 Lot 520956 and Lot 521519; manufactured dates: Natural Roasted Garlic Herb Flavor 6/5/2018 to 6/5/2018 and 6/28/2018 and 6/28/2018
F-1812-2018Natural Flavor Ham Type, 40 pounds, Powder in a blue poly-lined cardboard box, Ambient; Natural Flavor Ham Type 118341633 Lot 521689, manufactured dates: Natural Flavor Ham Type 6/13/2018 to 6/13/2018
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Check Product Details

    Look for the blue poly-lined cardboard box with lot numbers 520956 or 521519 and manufacturing dates of June 5, 2018, or June 28, 2018.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in 4 states, and outside the U.S.

Alaska: not listedAKMaine: not listedMEVermont: not listedVTNew Hampshire: not listedNHWashington: not listedWAIdaho: not listedIDMontana: not listedMTNorth Dakota: not listedNDMinnesota: not listedMNIllinois: yesILWisconsin: not listedWIMichigan: not listedMINew York: yesNYRhode Island: not listedRIMassachusetts: not listedMAOregon: not listedORNevada: not listedNVWyoming: not listedWYSouth Dakota: not listedSDIowa: not listedIAIndiana: not listedINOhio: yesOHPennsylvania: not listedPANew Jersey: not listedNJConnecticut: not listedCTCalifornia: not listedCAUtah: not listedUTColorado: not listedCONebraska: not listedNEMissouri: not listedMOKentucky: not listedKYWest Virginia: not listedWVVirginia: not listedVAMaryland: not listedMDDelaware: not listedDEArizona: not listedAZNew Mexico: not listedNMKansas: not listedKSArkansas: not listedARTennessee: not listedTNNorth Carolina: not listedNCSouth Carolina: not listedSCDistrict of Columbia: not listedDCOklahoma: yesOKLouisiana: not listedLAMississippi: not listedMSAlabama: not listedALGeorgia: not listedGAHawaii: not listedHITexas: not listedTXFlorida: not listedFL

FDA distribution: “Domestic: IL, NY, OH, OK Foreign: China” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: Illinois, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 22 months after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Jul 17, 201812. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Aug 8, 201823. FDA classified it Class II: Aug 13, 201834. FDA terminated the recall: May 26, 2020420182020
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
  3. FDA classified it Class II
  4. FDA terminated the recall

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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What should I do if I have this product?

Check the product details and avoid using it until further notice. The recall does not require immediate disposal but advises caution.

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  • Official source: FDA Recall #F-1811-2018 (July 17, 2018) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-1811-2018 to see it in context.
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on October 6, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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