Food recall

Phil-Am Trading, Inc. recall: Sunrise Foods Saffron (Kasvbha)

Phil-Am Trading, Inc., of Jersey City, NJ, recalled Sunrise Foods Saffron (Kasvbha). The FDA's reason: “Product contains unallowable dyes: 16255 - Ponceau 4R (E124 - Acid Red 18 and 15510 - Orange II - Acid Orange 7; and undeclared FD&C Yellow #5.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on March 11, 2015, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of May 6, 2015. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class II

It could cause temporary or minor harm

Why

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

Status

Terminated

Closed March 14, 2017

The recall

Company
Phil-Am Trading, Inc. (Jersey City, NJ)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Product contains unallowable dyes: 16255 - Ponceau 4R (E124 - Acid Red 18 and 15510 - Orange II - Acid Orange 7; and undeclared FD&C Yellow #5.”
Where it was sold
NJ and NY
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
70790

The product recalled

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

  • F-2032-2015 Class II

    Sunrise Foods Saffron (Kasvbha), Net Wt. 1 oz. (29g), Product of the Philippines, Manufactured by: Sunrise Native Foods Product, GMC May-Tamo Bagungbayan Teresa, Rizal, Philippines

    Quantity: 10 cases

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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 May 6, 2015.

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.