Food recall

Turkana Food Inc. recall: Tunas Turkish Delight Rose Flavored

Turkana Food Inc., of Kenilworth, NJ, recalled Tunas Turkish Delight Rose Flavored. The FDA's reason: “Tunas Turkish Delight Rose Flavored contains Ponceau 4R which is an unapproved color in the US.” The FDA classified it Class III: it is unlikely to cause harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on July 15, 2014, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of October 1, 2014. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class III

It is unlikely to cause harm

Why

Other ingredient not on the label (sulfites, dyes...)

Status

Terminated

Closed April 21, 2016

The recall

Company
Turkana Food Inc. (Kenilworth, NJ)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Tunas Turkish Delight Rose Flavored contains Ponceau 4R which is an unapproved color in the US.”
Where it was sold
NY
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
68905

The product recalled

As the FDA describes them, with the codes that tell whether a package is part of the recall.

  • F-2489-2014 Class III

    Tunas Turkish Delight Rose Flavored, Net Wt. 14.11 oz., US Importer and Distributor: Turkana Food, Inc., Exporter: Tunas Food Industry, UPC 86925940080

    Codes: None

    Quantity: 18 cases (12 per case)

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Source and notes

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA food recall data) (Public domain (U.S. government work); source U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA), data as of October 1, 2014.

Each week the FDA lists the recalls it has classified in its Enforcement Report, often weeks after the company announced the recall, so a month with five weekly reports tends to count more. Each recall counts once, however many products it covers, in the month FDA first listed it. Class I means the food could cause serious harm or death, Class II temporary or minor harm, and Class III is unlikely to harm anyone. Meat, poultry and most egg products are recalled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, not the FDA, and aren't included. For what to do with a recalled product, see the FDA's recalls page.