The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·H-0280-2026·Announced 2025-12-17

Frozen ring cut lotus root recalled after testing positive for Salmonella

Chetak New York is recalling Deep-brand frozen lotus root after the product tested positive for Salmonella. The FDA has classified the action as Class I.

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: Scored 5 because the FDA has classified this action as Class I, which the rubric maps directly to Critical.

Plain-English summary

Deep-brand PREMIUM Select Lotus Root (Ring Cut), net weight 12 oz. (340 g), labelled KEEP FROZEN, is being recalled by Chetak New York LLC.

The product tested positive for Salmonella.

The recall covers lots 25007, 25031, 25042, 25064, 25066, 25095, 25123, 25130, 25163, 25182. The record lists a quantity of 3,509,532 bags for the action, distributed in the United States. The FDA has classified the action as Class I, its most serious category.

Consumers who have lotus root from these lots should not eat the product and should follow the retailer's return instructions. Anyone who has eaten it and feels unwell should contact a healthcare provider.

The recalled product

Product
Deep-brand PREMIUM Select Lotus Root (Ring Cut) Net Wt. 12 oz. (340 g) KEEP FROZEN
Affected units
3,509,532

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 (10)

  • Lot: 25007
  • 25031
  • 25042
  • 25064
  • 25066
  • 25095
  • 25123
  • 25130
  • 25163
  • 25182

Distribution

Distribution scope not specified by the agency.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 52 recalled by CHETAK NEW YORK 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 52 products in this recall →

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