Zakah Life Recalls Kratom Supplements Due to Salmonella Contamination Risk
Zakah Life LLC is recalling Top Shelf White Maeng Da Premium Kratom supplements because the ingredient lacks safety assurance and red/green strains are potentially contaminated with Salmonella.
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 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves potential contamination with Salmonella, a high-risk pathogen, and the agency classification is FDA Class II, which aligns with the 'Severe' criteria for significant injury risks or high-risk pathogens.
Plain-English summary
Zakah Life LLC is recalling Top Shelf White Maeng Da Premium Kratom, a dietary supplement containing Mitragyna speciosa (kratom). The product is distributed in 90-capsule bottles (500 mg per capsule) and 3.52 oz (100 gram) bags. The specific lot code is TS050118 with an expiration date of 06/2023.
The recall was initiated because Mitragyna speciosa is a dietary ingredient with inadequate information to provide reasonable assurance that it does not present a significant or unreasonable risk of illness or injury. Additionally, FDA sample results indicate that red and green strains of the product are potentially contaminated with Salmonella.
The affected products were distributed to consumers and retailers in Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, and Nebraska. Consumers should stop using the product and contact the distributor for further instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- Top Shelf White Maeng Da Premium Kratom, Zakah Life Dietary Supplement, Mitragyn Speciosa, packaged in 1) 90 capsules, 500 mg per capsules bottles, or 2) 3.52 oz // 100 grams of Kratom bags. Distributed by Zakah Life LLC Ankeny IA.
- Manufacturer
- Zakah Life LLC
- Category
- Food — Dietary Supplement
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 (2)
- TS050118
- Exp: 06/2023
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 3 recalled by Zakah Life 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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