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Recall Observatory FDA recall evidence

Food product

Tasty Sawa Ground Turmeric, 50 lb bag. Manufactured by Spices USA.

F-1640-2017

August 17, 2016

Class I

Product summary

Firm
Spices USA Inc.
Event
Event 75282
Status
Ongoing
Classification
Class I
Quantity
772 bags
Official record key
food-enforcement:F-1640-2017

Official wording

Reason: Product contains elevated levels of lead.

Code information: Lot 120674, Use By 04/2018

Distribution pattern: Distributed within the state of Florida and in the following countries: France, Jamaica, Columbia, Dominican Republic, Barbados, Honduras, St John Antigua

Derived failure modes

  • Foreign material or chemical contamination

    reason.foreign_material_chemical_contamination · v1.0.0

    elevated levels of lead