The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-1128-2018·Announced 2018-05-02

Maharaja Food Importers Recalls Jack Fruit for Undeclared Milk Allergen

Maharaja Food Importers is recalling ELA ADA (Jack Fruit) because the label lists ghee but fails to declare milk, a major allergen.

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 3/5 (High).

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves allergen mislabeling on a common allergen (milk), which corresponds to a severity score of 3 (High) according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Maharaja Food Importers, Inc. is recalling ELA ADA (Jack Fruit), identified by UPC 8 70400 00085 2. The recall involves approximately 350 to 400 cases of the product. The product was distributed nationwide and in Canada.

The recall was initiated because the product label states that it contains ghee but does not declare milk as an ingredient. Milk is a major food allergen, and the failure to declare it on the label poses a risk to consumers with milk allergies.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their labels for the UPC 8 70400 00085 2. If the label does not declare milk, they should stop using the product and contact the manufacturer for instructions on disposal or return.

The recalled product

Product
ELA ADA (JACK FRUIT), UPC: 8 70400 00085 2
Manufacturer
Maharaja Food Importers, Inc.
Category
Food — Canned/Preserved Fruit
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 (4)

  • All lot codes
  • with ingredient statements that do not declare the allergen
  • milk
  • on the label.

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 6 recalled by Maharaja Food Importers, Inc. 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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