PRAN Turmeric Spice Powder Recalled for Excessive Lead Levels
Ontime Distribution Inc. is recalling PRAN brand Turmeric Spice Powder from New York and New Jersey due to excessive lead levels found by state and federal testing.
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
Ontime Distribution Inc. is recalling PRAN brand Spice Powder TURMERIC in 14.1 oz. (400g) and 8.82 oz. (250g) jars. The product is a product of Bangladesh, manufactured by PRAN AGRO LTD. The recall involves 18 jars of the 250g size and 23 jars of the 400g size.
The recall was initiated because the product was found to contain excessive levels of lead. This determination was based on sampling by the New York State Department of Health, private laboratory analysis, and FDA sampling and analysis. The affected jars have best-before dates of 26 OCT 14 and 15 JAN 15.
The product was distributed in New York and New Jersey. Consumers who have this product should stop using it and return it to the place of purchase for a refund or dispose of it.
The recalled product
- Product
- PRAN brand Spice Powder TURMERIC, Net Wt. 14.1 oz./400g, UPC 8 46656 00209 4, and Net Wt. 8.82 oz./250g, UPC 8 31730 00551 --- PRODUCT OF BANGLADESH -- Manufactured by/Fabricado por: PRAN AGRO LTD, PRAN-RFL Center, 105 Middle Badda, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh --- This product is…
- Manufacturer
- Ontime Distribution Inc.
- Category
- Food — Spices
- 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)
- BEST BEFORE: 26 OCT 14 and BEST BEFORE: 15 JAN 15
Distribution
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