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Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1464-2018·Announced 2018-05-16

Badger Botanicals Recalls Kratom Products Due to Potential Salmonella Risk

Badger Botanicals LLC is recalling specific Kratom products due to potential Salmonella contamination. Consumers should stop using these items.

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 agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a minimum severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Badger Botanicals LLC is 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 products manufactured between January 1, 2018, and April 12, 2018.

The affected products are 250g bags of Kratom. The recall is being conducted nationwide. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has classified this as a Class I recall.

Consumers who have purchased these products should stop using them immediately. The source text does not provide specific instructions for disposal or return, nor does it list specific retail locations.

The recalled product

Product
Acadica Kratom: Red Hulu 2, 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.

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