Food recall

KAREEM MART INC recall: Kareem Chef Halva 1lb and 2lb sizes in plastic tub

KAREEM MART INC, of Garden City, MI, recalled Kareem Chef Halva 1lb and 2lb sizes in plastic tub and 2 other products. The FDA's reason: “Salmonella.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on March 8, 2021, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of April 7, 2021. 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

Salmonella

Status

Terminated

Closed September 1, 2021

The recall

Company
KAREEM MART INC (Garden City, MI)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Salmonella”
Where it was sold
The recalled Halva were distributed through Mediterranean food stores and wholesalers in Michigan, Illinois, Missouri, New York, Ohio, North Carolina and Pennsylvania. Between March 2020 to Feb 2021.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
87576

The 3 products recalled

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

  • F-0377-2021 Class I

    Kareem Chef Halva 1lb and 2lb sizes in plastic tub

    Codes: Best Before 07-01-2022

    Quantity: 1320 units

  • F-0378-2021 Class I

    Kareem Chef Halva with Pistachio 1lb and 2lb sizes in plastic tub

    Codes: Best Before 07-01-2022

    Quantity: 2412 units

  • F-0379-2021 Class I

    Kareem Chef Halva with Chocolate 1lb size in plastic tub

    Codes: Best Before 07-01-2022

    Quantity: 600 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 April 7, 2021.

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.