Food recall

DILIP CERAMICS DBA SHIVAM DISTRIBUT recall: Parivar brand Dry Dates (Kharek) Net Wt.7 oz

DILIP CERAMICS DBA SHIVAM DISTRIBUT, of Longwood, FL, recalled Parivar brand Dry Dates (Kharek) Net Wt.7 oz. The FDA's reason: “Product contains high levels of sulfites (114.65 mg/serving).” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on October 23, 2019, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of November 27, 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 May 14, 2020

The recall

Company
DILIP CERAMICS DBA SHIVAM DISTRIBUT (Longwood, FL)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Product contains high levels of sulfites (114.65 mg/serving)”
Where it was sold
Product was imported from India and distributed to retail grocery stores in FL
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
84116

The product recalled

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

  • F-0165-2020 Class I

    Parivar brand Dry Dates (Kharek) Net Wt.7 oz. (200 g) and 14 oz. (400 g) Product of India Batch No. 125/BIBT

    Codes: BATCH NO: 125/BIBT, 7 oz. UPC: 879111001844. 14 oz. UPC 879111001226

    Quantity: 15 cases/ 20 packages per case (300 packages)

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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 27, 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.