Food recall

House of Spices India, Inc. recall: Laxmi Brand Dried Apricot 7 oz (200g) Plastic Pouch UPC Code

House of Spices India, Inc., of New Hyde Park, NY, recalled Laxmi Brand Dried Apricot 7 oz (200g) Plastic Pouch UPC Code. The FDA's reason: “Product contains elevated levels of undeclared Sulfites.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on May 17, 2019, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of June 5, 2019. 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

Lead or other chemicals

Status

Terminated

Closed March 30, 2020

The recall

Company
House of Spices India, Inc. (New Hyde Park, NY)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Product contains elevated levels of undeclared Sulfites”
Where it was sold
Nationwide and two foreign consignees
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
82902

The product recalled

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

  • F-1443-2019 Class I

    Laxmi Brand Dried Apricot 7 oz (200g) Plastic Pouch UPC Code: 2324617054

    Codes: All Lot Codes

    Quantity: 22680 Pouches

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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 5, 2019.

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.