Class ISerious risk
Sawa: Ground turmeric
Product contains elevated levels of lead.
The recalled product
Tasty Sawa Ground Turmeric, 50 lb bag. Manufactured by Spices USA.
Codes on the package: Lot 120674, Use By 04/2018
If you have this product, don’t eat it or feed it. Throw it away, or return it where you bought it.
- Status
- In progress (Ongoing)
- Type
- Food
- Recalled by
- Spices USA Inc.
- Posted by the FDA
- Started by the firm
- Classified
- Sold in
- Distributed within the state of Florida and in the following countries: France, Jamaica, Columbia, Dominican Republic, Barbados, Honduras, St John Antigua
From the FDA
This recall is in the FDA’s Enforcement Report under recall number F-1640-2017. The headline above is a summary; the product descriptions are the FDA’s own words.