Recalls / Class I
Class IF-0807-2013
Class I— FDA's most serious classification, issued when there is a reasonable probability that consumption of or exposure to the product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
Product
Turkana Valley Dried Apricot 250 g, UPC 8692594007804 and 500 g UPC 8692594007811 Tunas Gida, San Ve Tic. Ltd. Sti 2 Org. San. Bol. Celal Dogan Bulvari No.:3 Baspinar Gaziantep/ Turkey packaged in plastic container
- Type
- Food
- Affected lot / code info
- 250 g- Best Before 02/2013 Lot #11-4 500 g- Best Before 02/2013 Lot #11-3
- Quantity
- 147 boxes (250g each); 194 boxes (500g each)
Why it was recalled
Turkana Valley dried apricots contain undeclared sulfites which was discovered during NYSDAM sampling.
Recalling firm
- Firm
- Turkana Food Inc.
- Notification channel
- Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Address
- 555 N Michigan Ave, N/A, Kenilworth, New Jersey 07033-1076
Distribution
- Distribution pattern
- Northeast
Timeline
- Recall initiated
- 2012-11-15
- FDA classified
- 2012-12-12
- Posted by FDA
- 2012-12-19
- Terminated
- 2015-03-12
- Status
- Terminated
Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-0807-2013. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.