FDA Recall United States Terminated Historical recordClass II
Spices USA Inc.
- Product
- Tasty-Sawa Cinnamon Ground, Net Wt. 55.11 lbs, paper bag (bu…
- Published
- April 17, 2024
- Distribution
- Distributors in 3 states: FL, GA, and NC…
Spices USA Inc. Recall: Product contains elevated levels of lead.
United States
OngoingClass I
- Company
- Spices USA Inc.
- Product
- Tasty Sawa Ground Turmeric, 50 lb bag. Manufactured by Spic…
- Recall date
- August 17, 2016
- Source
- FDA
Reason for recall
Product contains elevated levels of lead.
- - Recall initiated
- - Reported by source
| Product description | UPC | Quantity | Lot / code information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tasty Sawa Ground Turmeric, 50 lb bag. Manufactured by Spices USA. | Not published in this source record | 772 bags | Lot 120674, Use By 04/2018 |
Distribution
- Distributed within the state of Florida and in the following countries: France
- Jamaica
- Columbia
- Dominican Republic
- Barbados
- Honduras
- St John Antigua
Official source record
- Agency
- FDA
- Dataset
- FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)
- Recall number
- F-1640-2017
- Event ID
- 75282
- Status
- Ongoing
- Classification
- Class I
- Company
- Spices USA Inc.
- Product description
- Tasty Sawa Ground Turmeric, 50 lb bag. Manufactured by Spices USA.
- Quantity
- 772 bags
- Reason
- Product contains elevated levels of lead.
- Recall initiation date
- August 17, 2016
- Report date
- March 29, 2017
- Classification date
- Not published in this source record
- Termination date
- Not terminated as of this source record
- Distribution pattern
- Distributed within the state of Florida and in the following countries: France, Jamaica, Columbia, Dominican Republic, Barbados, Honduras, St John Antigua
- UPC, lot, and code information
- Lot 120674, Use By 04/2018
- Voluntary or mandated
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Initial notification method
- Source last updated
- Not tracked separately from the Public Health Trace retrieval date below
- Public Health Trace retrieval date
Responsible company: Spices USA Inc.
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