Badger Botanicals Recalls Kratom Products Due to Salmonella Risk
Badger Botanicals LLC is recalling specific Kratom products due to potential 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 5/5 (Critical).
Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The source explicitly states the agency classification is Class I, which mandates a score of 5 per the rubric. Additionally, the hazard involves Salmonella, a high-risk pathogen.
Plain-English summary
Badger Botanicals LLC is voluntarily recalling Acadica Kratom products, including Red Suma, Green Suma, Red Hulu 2, and Green Hulu 2, due to the potential presence of Salmonella. The recall covers 250g bags of these products manufactured between January 1, 2018, and April 12, 2018.
The FDA has classified this as a Class I recall, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. Salmonella is a high-risk pathogen that can cause severe gastrointestinal illness.
Consumers who have purchased these specific products should stop using them immediately. The source text does not specify the exact number of units recalled or the geographic distribution beyond the manufacturing dates provided.
The recalled product
- Product
- Acadica Kratom: Red Suma 250g bags
- Manufacturer
- Badger Botanicals LLC
- Category
- Food — Botanical Supplements
- 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 (1)
- Everything manufactured between 1/1/18 to 4/12/18.
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 4 recalled by Badger Botanicals LLC 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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