FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class II

Class IIF-1051-2013

Product

Deep Best Quality Dry Garlic Chutney (Thechaa); Net Wt. 4 OZ.; UPC 011433111201; Deep Foods, Inc. Union, NJ 07083

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
UPC 011433111201
Quantity
7000 units per month

Why it was recalled

Unapproved dye in product (Rhodamine B - Basic Violet 10).

Recalling firm

Firm
Deep Foods Inc
Notification channel
Telephone
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
1090 Springfield Rd, N/A, Union, New Jersey 07083-8119

Distribution

Distribution pattern
27 states (Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.

Timeline

Recall initiated
2012-12-27
FDA classified
2013-03-01
Posted by FDA
2013-03-13
Terminated
2013-08-06
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-1051-2013. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.