Soom Foods Recalls Chocolate Tahini Spread Due to Salmonella Risk
Soom Foods is recalling 195 cases of 12-ounce chocolate tahini spread because the manufacturer is recalling tahini products due to possible Salmonella contamination.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class I
Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
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 agency classified this recall as Class I — a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. On that classification alone this is scored Severe; a score of Critical is reserved for recalls where a death or serious injury was reported. The agency gives the reason as: "Soom Foods is recalling its tahini and chocolate tahini halva spread because their manufacturer, Achdut LTD. is recalling its Tahini products of all packages and sizes produced in the following dates: April 7th to May 21st 2018, due to a…"
Plain-English summary
Soom Foods is voluntarily recalling 195 six-pack cases of its 12-ounce Chocolate Tahini Sweet Tahini Halva Spread. The recall is being conducted because the manufacturer, Achdut LTD., is recalling its tahini products of all packages and sizes produced between April 7 and May 21, 2018, due to a possible contamination with Salmonella.
The affected Soom Foods product is identified by Lot # 07131SCH and was made with tahini from Lot 18-123. The product was distributed throughout the United States through distributors, retailers, subscription box companies, and via Amazon.com.
Consumers who have purchased this product should check their pantries for the specific lot number and stop using the product if it matches the recalled lot. The source text does not specify further consumer instructions or report any illnesses associated with the contamination.
The recalled product
- Product
- Soom Foods Tahini: Soom Foods Chocolate Tahini, 12 oz. Sweet Tahini Halva Spread (6/case)
- Manufacturer
- Soom Foods
- Category
- Food — Spreads
- Hazard
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 (2)
- Lot # 07131SCH
- made with tahini from Lot 18-123
Distribution
Distribution scope not specified by the agency.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 2 recalled by Soom Foods under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.
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