Food recall

Global Commodities Inc recall: WATAN DRY FRUITS PREMIUM QUALITY NATURAL DRIED APRICOT WITH PITT

Global Commodities Inc, of Hicksville, NY, recalled WATAN DRY FRUITS PREMIUM QUALITY NATURAL DRIED APRICOT WITH PITT. The FDA's reason: “Product contains high levels of undeclared sulfites (2901 ppm).” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on May 25, 2018, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of June 13, 2018. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class I

It could cause serious harm or death

Why

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

Status

Terminated

Closed October 11, 2018

The recall

Company
Global Commodities Inc (Hicksville, NY)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Product contains high levels of undeclared sulfites (2901 ppm).”
Where it was sold
VA, NY, VA, NC, MO, FL, GA, ME, NJ
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
80171

The product recalled

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

  • F-1565-2018 Class I

    WATAN DRY FRUITS PREMIUM QUALITY NATURAL DRIED APRICOT WITH PITT, NET WT. 1 LB, and 0.50 LB, PRODUCE OF PAKISTAN, IMPORT BY: GLOBAL COMMODITIES INC. NEW YORK USA,

    Codes: Best Before: December 2018

    Quantity: 81 cases (each case contained 30lbs of product)

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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 June 13, 2018.

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.