FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class I

Class IF-1524-2018

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

WHITE VEIN Kratom POWDER, sold under brand names Kraken Kratom, Phytoextractum, and Soul Speciosa. The powder is packaged in plastic heat sealed pouches. Each package sold in 28 grams (1 ounce), 56 grams (2 ounces), 112 grams (4 ounces), and 225 grams. The varieties under each brand include: Kraken Kratom Maeng Da Thai Kratom Powder (White Vein) Kraken Kratom White Vein Borneo Kratom Powder Kraken Kratom White Vein Sumatra Powder Phytoextractum White Maeng Da Powder (including 225 g) Phytoextractum White Borneo Powder (including 225 g) Phytoextractum White Vein Sumatra Powder Soul Speciosa Borneo Kratom Powder (White Vein) Soul Speciosa Sumatra Kratom Powder (White Vein)

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
The lot code represents the day packaged. The first four digits are the year, followed by two digits for the month, followed by two digits for the day. LOT 20180216 LOT 20180217 LOT 20180218 LOT 20180219 LOT 20180220 LOT 20180221 LOT 20180222 LOT 20180223 LOT 20180224 LOT 20180225 LOT 20180226 LOT 20180227 LOT 20180228 LOT 20180301 LOT 20180302 LOT 20180303 LOT 20180304 LOT 20180305 LOT 20180306 LOT 20180307 LOT 20180308
Quantity
4,676 packages total

Why it was recalled

Kraken Kratom, Phytoextractum, and Soul Speciosa products containing WHITE VEIN Kratom Powder are recalled due to potential contamination with Salmonella.

Recalling firm

Firm
Pdx Aromatics
Notification channel
Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
2170 N Lewis Ave Ste 250, N/A, Portland, Oregon 97227-1708

Distribution

Distribution pattern
distributed throughout the U.S.

Timeline

Recall initiated
2018-03-09
FDA classified
2018-06-04
Posted by FDA
2018-03-28
Terminated
2018-09-13
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-1524-2018. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.