A LIFE AFRICAN MARKET CORP Recall: Product contains elevated levels of lead and arsenic.
United States
TerminatedClass II
- Company
- A LIFE AFRICAN MARKET CORP
- Product
- Shrayy (white chalk) packaged in .68lb bags of synthetic pla…
- Recall date
- May 3, 2021
- Terminated
- January 10, 2022
- Source
- FDA
Reason for recall
Product contains elevated levels of lead and arsenic.
- - Recall initiated
- - Reported by source
- - Recall terminated
| Product description | UPC | Quantity | Lot / code information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shrayy (white chalk) packaged in .68lb bags of synthetic plastic; no label on packaging | Not published in this source record | 344lbs | No coding. |
Distribution
- NY
- DE
- MA
- PA
Official source record
- Agency
- FDA
- Dataset
- FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)
- Recall number
- F-0497-2021
- Event ID
- 87845
- Status
- Terminated
- Classification
- Class II
- Company
- A LIFE AFRICAN MARKET CORP
- Product description
- Shrayy (white chalk) packaged in .68lb bags of synthetic plastic; no label on packaging
- Quantity
- 344lbs
- Reason
- Product contains elevated levels of lead and arsenic.
- Recall initiation date
- May 3, 2021
- Report date
- May 26, 2021
- Classification date
- Not published in this source record
- Termination date
- January 10, 2022
- Distribution pattern
- NY, DE, MA, PA
- UPC, lot, and code information
- No coding.
- Voluntary or mandated
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Initial notification method
- Letter
- Source last updated
- Not tracked separately from the Public Health Trace retrieval date below
- Public Health Trace retrieval date
Responsible company: A LIFE AFRICAN MARKET CORP
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| State | Distributed |
|---|---|
| New York | 1 |
| Delaware | 1 |
| Massachusetts | 1 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 |
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