Food recall

B.C.S. International Corporation recall: DR SNACK brand Crystal Ginger

B.C.S. International Corporation, of Long Island City, NY, recalled DR SNACK brand Crystal Ginger. The FDA's reason: “Product contains undeclared sulfites (4.11 mg/serving).” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on October 31, 2022, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of February 8, 2023. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class II

It could cause temporary or minor harm

Why

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

Status

Terminated

Closed September 27, 2023

The recall

Company
B.C.S. International Corporation (Long Island City, NY)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Product contains undeclared sulfites (4.11 mg/serving).”
Where it was sold
NY, NJ, PA, MD, MA, RI, CT
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
91076

The product recalled

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

  • F-0318-2023 Class II

    DR SNACK brand Crystal Ginger; Net Wt. 7.00 oz (0.20kg); Net 6oz; and Net 10 oz.

    Codes: Sell By: 02/20/2023; UPC 80555493037

    Quantity: N/A

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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 February 8, 2023.

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.