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GLOBAL COMMODITIES INC Recall: Product contains high levels of undeclared sulfites (2901 ppm).

United States

TerminatedClass I

Company
GLOBAL COMMODITIES INC
Product
WATAN DRY FRUITS PREMIUM QUALITY NATURAL DRIED APRICOT WITH…
Recall date
May 25, 2018
Terminated
October 11, 2018
Source
FDA

Reason for recall

Product contains high levels of undeclared sulfites (2901 ppm).

  1. - Recall initiated
  2. - Reported by source
  3. - Recall terminated
Recalled products
Product description UPC Quantity Lot / code information
WATAN DRY FRUITS PREMIUM QUALITY NATURAL DRIED APRICOT WITH PITT, NET WT. 1 LB, and 0.50 LB, PRODUCE OF PAKISTAN, IMPORT BY: GLOBAL COMMODITIES INC. NEW YORK USA, Not published in this source record 81 cases (each case contained 30lbs of product) Best Before: December 2018

Distribution

  • VA
  • NY
  • VA
  • NC
  • MO
  • FL
  • GA
  • ME
  • NJ

Official source record

Agency
FDA
Dataset
FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)
Recall number
F-1565-2018
Event ID
80171
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class I
Company
GLOBAL COMMODITIES INC
Product description
WATAN DRY FRUITS PREMIUM QUALITY NATURAL DRIED APRICOT WITH PITT, NET WT. 1 LB, and 0.50 LB, PRODUCE OF PAKISTAN, IMPORT BY: GLOBAL COMMODITIES INC. NEW YORK USA,
Quantity
81 cases (each case contained 30lbs of product)
Reason
Product contains high levels of undeclared sulfites (2901 ppm).
Recall initiation date
May 25, 2018
Report date
June 13, 2018
Classification date
Not published in this source record
Termination date
October 11, 2018
Distribution pattern
VA, NY, VA, NC, MO, FL, GA, ME, NJ
UPC, lot, and code information
Best Before: December 2018
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

Responsible company: GLOBAL COMMODITIES INC

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Published
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Distribution map

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Distribution map
State Distributed
Virginia 1
New York 1
North Carolina 1
Missouri 1
Florida 1
Georgia 1
Maine 1
New Jersey 1

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