FDA recalls · F-1640-2017
Spices USA Inc. recall
- FoodTasty Sawa Ground Turmeric, 50 lb bag. Manufactured by Spices USA.
- ReasonProduct contains elevated levels of lead.
- ClassClass I: most serious: the food could cause serious health problems or death
- StatusOngoing
- DatesFirm started it 2016-08-17. In FDA's enforcement report 2017-03-29.
- Sold inDistributed within the state of Florida and in the following countries: France, Jamaica, Columbia, Dominican Republic, Barbados, Honduras, St John Antigua
- Amount772 bags
- CodesLot 120674, Use By 04/2018
- FirmSpices USA Inc., Hialeah, FL · Voluntary: Firm initiated
Products we list
None. We tie a recall to a product only by a barcode printed in the recall, and this one names none we list. That does not mean the recalled food is missing from our listings.
From FDA's enforcement report, via openFDA (CC0): raw data for this recall. FDA's own Enforcement Report search finds it by its number, F-1640-2017. Class meanings: FDA.