A Life African Market Recalls Unlabeled Shrayy Chalk for Lead and Arsenic
A Life African Market Corp is recalling 344 lbs of unlabeled Shrayy white chalk found to contain elevated levels of lead and arsenic. The product was distributed in New York, Delaware, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class II and involves elevated levels of lead and arsenic, which are significant toxic hazards. Per the rubric, FDA Class II recalls with significant injury/property-damage reports or high-risk contaminants are rated Severe.
Plain-English summary
A Life African Market Corp is recalling 344 pounds of Shrayy white chalk packaged in .68lb bags of synthetic plastic. The product is being recalled because it contains elevated levels of lead and arsenic. The packaging for this product did not have a label.
The recalled product was distributed in New York, Delaware, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania. There is no coding on the product.
Consumers who have this product should stop using it and contact the recalling firm for further instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- Shrayy (white chalk) packaged in .68lb bags of synthetic plastic; no label on packaging
- Manufacturer
- A LIFE AFRICAN MARKET CORP
- Category
- Food — Chalk
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 344
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Lot numbers (1)
- No coding.
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