Achdut Recall: Product may be contaminated with Salmonella.

🇺🇸 United States

1. November 23, 2018 - Recall initiated
2. December 26, 2018 - Reported by source
3. March 20, 2019 - Recall terminated

Official source record

Agency

FDA

Dataset

FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)

Recall number

F-0727-2019

Event ID

81633

Status

Terminated

Classification

Class I

Company

Achdut

Product description

Organic Tahini sold under the following brand names: Pepperwood organic tahini, 428g, UPC: 860294001400; Pepperwood whole organic tahini, 428 g, UPC: 860294001417; Baron's organic Tahini, 454g, UPC: 816412011059; Galil, organic Tahini, 500g, UPC: 7290000572086; Soom organic Tahini, 18Kg, UPC: 718088347381; Soom organic Tahini 454g, UPC: 718088347404; National glatt organic Tahini, 500g UPC: 7290000572086

Quantity

88,490 units (total for all products)

Reason

Product may be contaminated with Salmonella.

Recall initiation date

November 23, 2018

Report date

December 26, 2018

Classification date

Not published in this source record

Termination date

March 20, 2019

Distribution pattern

Direct to NY, CA, PA and Israel

UPC, lot, and code information

UPC 860294001400; 18-097 through 18-141

Voluntary or mandated

Voluntary: Firm initiated

Initial notification method

Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit

Source last updated

Not tracked separately from the Public Health Trace retrieval date below

Public Health Trace retrieval date

July 18, 2026 ET

Other products recalled under this same event

This recall shares FDA event ID 81633 with 3 other product entries in Public Health Trace.

Responsible company: Achdut

Other recalls from Achdut

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Distribution map

State	Distributed
New York	1
California	1
Pennsylvania	1

States shown are extracted from the source's free-text distribution description above; a narrative description (e.g. "distributed nationwide") may not list individual states to extract.

Where this information comes from

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Technical source data

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Retrieved by Public Health Trace: July 18, 2026 ET

Frequently asked questions

What does a Class I mean?

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