Food recall

Spices USA Inc. recall: Tasty Sawa Ground Turmeric

Spices USA Inc., of Hialeah, FL, recalled Tasty Sawa Ground Turmeric. The FDA's reason: “Product contains elevated levels of lead.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on August 17, 2016, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of March 29, 2017. The recall is still going on.

How serious

Class I

It could cause serious harm or death

Why

Lead or other chemicals

Status

Ongoing

The recall

Company
Spices USA Inc. (Hialeah, FL)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Product contains elevated levels of lead.”
Where it was sold
Distributed within the state of Florida and in the following countries: France, Jamaica, Columbia, Dominican Republic, Barbados, Honduras, St John Antigua
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
75282

The product recalled

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

  • F-1640-2017 Class I

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

    Codes: Lot 120674, Use By 04/2018

    Quantity: 772 bags

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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 March 29, 2017.

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.