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Wehah Farms Organic Brown Rice Flour Recall: Salmonella Risk

Wehah Farms recalls 25lb bulk bags of Organic Brown Rice Flour (UPC 073416 00500 6) due to Salmonella contamination. This can cause serious illness in vulnerable groups.

🇺🇸 FDA recall #F-0536-2015FoodWehah Farms ›
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Recalling firmWehah Farms5311 Midway Dr. · Richvale, CA 95974
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Wehah Farms is recalling 25-pound bulk bags of Organic Brown Rice Flour that were sold between November 4-12, 2014. The product was tested positive for Salmonella, which can cause serious illness in young children, elderly, and those with weakened immune systems. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/28944-wehah-farms-organic-brown-rice-flour-recall-salmonella-risk.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/28944-wehah-farms-organic-brown-rice-flour-recall-salmonella-risk · Updated August 18, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-0536-2015

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“Wehah Farms Organic Brown Rice Flour Recall: Salmonella Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated August 18, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/28944-wehah-farms-organic-brown-rice-flour-recall-salmonella-risk. Based on FDA recall #F-0536-2015 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-0536-2015%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on Nov. 14, 2014, that Wehah Farms is recalling Organic Brown Rice Flour due to potential Salmonella contamination. The agency said the recall affects 629 bags of 25 lb. bulk product.

How to tell if you have it

  • Wehah Farms Organic Brown Rice Flour, 25 lb. bulk bags
  • UPC # 073416 00500 6
  • Lot # 141027 exp. 10/27/2015
  • Lot # 141028, exp. 10/28/2015
  • Lot # 141029 exp. 10/29/2015

The hazard

The FDA said customers notified Lundberg Family Farms of a positive Salmonella test on the flour. The agency noted Salmonella can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems if consumed raw.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show Wehah Farms has had three other recalls since Oct. 24, 2014, including a white rice recall on April 3, 2026, for foreign material contamination risk and a wild blend rice recall on May 10, 2024, for rodent foreign object risk. Other recent recalls of similar products include Bulk & Organic Moringa Powder (Oct. 31, 2025), Dairy House Strawberry Dairy Powder (May 18, 2026), and Green Jeeva Organic Moringa Powder (July 8, 2026).

How to tell if you have this one

Check for 25lb bulk bags of Organic Brown Rice Flour with UPC # 073416 00500 6. These were sold in retail stores between November 4 and November 12, 2014.

  • Brand
    Wehah Farms
  • Product
    Organic Brown Rice Flour; 25 lb. bulk bags Organic Brown Rice Flour ( UPC # 073416 00500 6) were distributed in retail
  • Category
    Food
FDA recall event · 2 products

All 2 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 I
  • Status
    Terminated
  • Distribution
    CA, HI, AZ, MA, NV
Recall numberProduct, codes & lotsQuantity
F-0536-2015Organic Brown Rice Flour; 25 lb. bulk bags Organic Brown Rice Flour ( UPC # 073416 00500 6) were distributed in retail store bulk bins. Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems if consumed raw. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain.; lot # 141027 exp. 10/27/2015 lot # 141028, exp. 10/28/2015 Lot # 141029 exp. 10/29/2015 . Sold between November 4 and November 12, 2014.629 x 25 lb. bags.
F-0537-2015Eco Farm Fine Brown Rice Flour; 25 lb. bulk bags Organic Brown Rice Flour ( UPC # 073416 00500 1) were distributed in retail store bulk bins. Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems if consumed raw. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. Lundberg Family Farms, Richvale, CA; lot # 141029 exp. 10/29/2015; Lot # 141030 exp. 10/30/2015 . Sold between November 4 and November 12, 2014.210 X 25 lb bags
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Check Product Details

    Look for the UPC # 073416 00500 6 on the bag to confirm it's the recalled product.

  2. Discard if Recalled

    If you have the recalled product, discard it immediately to avoid potential illness.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in 5 states.

Alaska: not listedAKMaine: not listedMEVermont: not listedVTNew Hampshire: not listedNHWashington: not listedWAIdaho: not listedIDMontana: not listedMTNorth Dakota: not listedNDMinnesota: not listedMNIllinois: not listedILWisconsin: not listedWIMichigan: not listedMINew York: not listedNYRhode Island: not listedRIMassachusetts: yesMAOregon: not listedORNevada: yesNVWyoming: not listedWYSouth Dakota: not listedSDIowa: not listedIAIndiana: not listedINOhio: not listedOHPennsylvania: not listedPANew Jersey: not listedNJConnecticut: not listedCTCalifornia: yesCAUtah: not listedUTColorado: not listedCONebraska: not listedNEMissouri: not listedMOKentucky: not listedKYWest Virginia: not listedWVVirginia: not listedVAMaryland: not listedMDDelaware: not listedDEArizona: yesAZNew Mexico: not listedNMKansas: not listedKSArkansas: not listedARTennessee: not listedTNNorth Carolina: not listedNCSouth Carolina: not listedSCDistrict of Columbia: not listedDCOklahoma: not listedOKLouisiana: not listedLAMississippi: not listedMSAlabama: not listedALGeorgia: not listedGAHawaii: yesHITexas: not listedTXFlorida: not listedFL

FDA distribution: “CA, HI, AZ, MA, NV” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Nevada.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 2 months after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Nov 14, 201412. FDA classified it Class I: Nov 24, 201423. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Dec 3, 201434. FDA terminated the recall: Jan 28, 2015420142015
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class I
  3. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
  4. FDA terminated the recall

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

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Where this comes from

The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.

  • Official source: FDA Recall #F-0536-2015 (November 14, 2014) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-0536-2015 to see it in context.
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 18, 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.
  • GovInfoNow is an independent service and is not a government agency. We republish official FDA recall data; we don’t issue, amend or administer recalls.
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