Food recall

Peekay International, Inc. recall: Bulk Dry Apricot in clear plastic bags inside brown cardboard box and Swan brand Dry Appricot & Keshav brand Dry...

Peekay International, Inc., of Maspeth, NY, recalled Bulk Dry Apricot in clear plastic bags inside brown cardboard box and Swan brand Dry Appricot & Keshav brand Dry.... The FDA's reason: “Product contains undeclared sulfites.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on October 15, 2019, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of November 6, 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

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

Status

Terminated

Closed March 11, 2020

The recall

Company
Peekay International, Inc. (Maspeth, NY)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Product contains undeclared sulfites”
Where it was sold
Product distributed in MA, MD, NC, NY, PA, VA
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
84053

The product recalled

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

  • F-0128-2020 Class I

    Bulk Dry Apricot in clear plastic bags inside brown cardboard box and Swan brand Dry Appricot & Keshav brand Dry Apricot in 7oz and 14oz clear plastic bags. Imported & Distributed By: Peekay International Inc. 56-12 56th Street, Maspeth, New York - 11378. U.S.A. Keshav 7oz UPC: 4386423302 Keshav 14oz UPC: 4386423303 Swan 7oz UPC: 4386413302 Swan 14oz UPC: 4386413303

    Codes: UPC: 4386423302; UPC: 4386423303; UPC: 4386413302; UPC:4386413303

    Quantity: 7oz - 16 cases; 320 bags; 14oz - 8 cases; 160 bags; bulk - 44.37lbs

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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 November 6, 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.