Food recall

Midwest International Corp recall: LONGAN ARIL

Midwest International Corp, of Brooklyn, NY, recalled LONGAN ARIL and 1 other product. The FDA's reason: “The item is subject to Import Alert 21-04 in that it appears to bear or contain cyclamate and dulcin which are unsafe food additives, the item does not declare saccharin on it's labeling and the...” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on November 23, 2016, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of January 11, 2017. 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 June 20, 2018

The recall

Company
Midwest International Corp (Brooklyn, NY)
Reason, in FDA's words
“The item is subject to Import Alert 21-04 in that it appears to bear or contain cyclamate and dulcin which are unsafe food additives, the item does not declare saccharin on it's labeling and the the product appears to contain or bear the following unsafe color additive such as FD&C Yellow #5 (C.I. No. 19140 - tartrazine) FD&C Red #3 (C.I. No. 45430 - Erythrosine), and Carmoisine (C.I. No. 14720 - former ext. D&C Red #10).”
Where it was sold
IL, MA, TX thru 5 retail stores
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
75808

The 2 products recalled

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

  • F-1162-2017 Class II

    LONGAN ARIL, NET WT: 10.6oz (300g), contains blue labeling

    Codes: none

    Quantity: 39 cartons/30 units

  • F-1163-2017 Class II

    LONGAN ARIL, Net Wt: 7.4oz (210g), contains yellow and orange labeling

    Codes: MFD 06/16/2016 EXP 06/15/2018

    Quantity: 7 cartons/30 units

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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 January 11, 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.