I've never heard them and wondered if they were a company that sells to restaurants and the like -- would assume so since they said "bulk" bags.

Not a spice house. They sell bulk to spice houses that then re-package with their own name.

Restaurants buy one pound/half pound shakers and smaller containers of what they use less of.

I looked up the company...

ABOUT US

Lyden Spice is located in Miami, Florida and we're well known for carrying quality products at competitive pricing. We offer most products by pallets from our facility or by container loads direct from our manufacturers.

Our manufacturers facilities, meet the global regulatory standards and our products are Kosher certified, Halal certified and FDA approved, guaranteeing our customers a quality product.

Would love to see the client list. 125,000 spice sacks is alot. They are usually about 35-40 pounds each. Could be connected to the grocery spice jars re-called last spring. This type of investigation takes some time.

I noticed the dates as well. Investigations get complicated like the fresh cilantro one going on now. I only know the workings of the FDA in food safety from the wife of a website owner who works there.

I get FDA e-mails and only follow the few, maybe once a month, that might affect the fresh food aspect...and personally in my pantry like the tahini re-call a couple years ago.

A full report will show up eventually.

For those that consistently think it is no big deal...you know who you are---the FDA point-minus.2% of insect body parts and minor iron and minerals...not necessary to include in ingredients...

Link, HERE

I source my main grains, foods, organic veg and proteins. Especially spices. 'About Us' will take a few hours, 3-4 hours, where i get my spices. Not a short paragraph or two. Restaurants get shut down with similar rodent poop and yikes, nesting? In palates of spice and seed? ...when i find a nest in my garden, field mice or bunny, that quadrant gets quaratined. Dig up, expose to the elements a season...then cover and compost another.

This is the actual 10/1/21 FDA press release involving this issue. From this informative release...it appears that no rodent or pest waste was in/inside any spice product but found on and around the containers. It would appear...if that's the case...that the contents are not affected and are safe to use.

https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/federal-officials-seize-spices-and-food-additive-products-held-under-insanitary-conditions-florida

"...Unsanitary conditions, including rodent feces too numerous to count on and around pallets with containers of food, evidence of rodent gnawing and urine on food containers, and rodent nesting material between food pallets. The FDA investigators also observed live and dead insects on food packaging, as well as apparent bird droppings in the food storage area...."

Directly from your post as well as mine. Seeds and spices arrive from containers in sacks, not closed containers. I have personally used them in bulk and it is light weave burlap.

I'm endlessly surprised that so many here have no interest in sourcing their food supply. It really is not that hard now. ---Lolly-gag along and purchase anything available.

Supporting organic sustainable fair trade is not that difficult.

It is now cheaper than what most clueless purchase.