The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1462-2018·Announced 2018-05-16

Badger Botanicals Recalls Kratom Products Due to Salmonella Risk

Badger Botanicals LLC is recalling specific Kratom products due to potential Salmonella contamination.

What this means for you

Highest-severity recall. Risk of serious injury or death is documented or strongly suspected. 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

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.

See all 4 products in this recall →