Walong Recalls Asian Taste Green Tea Pumpkin Seeds for Unapproved Ingredient
Walong Marketing is recalling Asian Taste Green Tea Pumpkin Seeds because they contain sodium copper chlorophyllin, an ingredient not permitted in U.S. food products.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class III
Class III is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences.
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 1/5 (Low).
Cosmetic or documentation issue. No expected health impact, but the manufacturer is correcting the affected products.
Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class III, which indicates the product is unlikely to cause adverse health consequences, and no illnesses or injuries are reported in the source text.
Plain-English summary
Walong Marketing, Inc. is recalling 3,499 cartons of Asian Taste Green Tea Pumpkin Seeds, 8 oz. The product is identified by UPC 673367418186. The recall was initiated because the product contains sodium copper chlorophyllin, an ingredient that is not permitted for use in food or food products sold in the United States.
The affected product was distributed nationwide in the U.S. Consumers who purchased this product should stop using it and dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Asian Taste (Brand) Green Tea Pumpkin Seeds, 8 oz., UPC 673367418186.
- Manufacturer
- Walong Marketing, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Snacks / Seeds
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 3,499
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)
- UPC 673367418186.
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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