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Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereUSDA FSIS·037-2025·Announced 2025-12-09

Ghanaianway Recalls Fresh Salted Lamb Produced Without Federal Inspection

Ghanaianway Restaurant and Grocery LLC is recalling fresh salted lamb products produced without federal inspection. No illnesses have been reported.

The agency’s classification

USDA FSIS: 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 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 source text explicitly classifies the recall as 'High - Class I' and 'Class I'. Per the rubric, USDA Class I recalls are assigned a severity score of 4 (Severe).

Plain-English summary

Ghanaianway Restaurant and Grocery LLC in Newark, New Jersey, is recalling approximately 5,970 pounds of fresh salted lamb products. The recall involves 15-lb. plastic-lined boxes containing “GHANAIANWAY AFRICAN FOODS SALTED LAMB (KOOBI).” These products were produced from March 11, 2025, to December 3, 2025.

The products were produced without the benefit of federal inspection and do not bear a USDA mark of inspection or a best by or production date. Some packages do not bear a label at all. The affected products have a 1-year shelf life and were shipped to restaurant and retail locations in Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.

The issue was discovered during routine FSIS retail surveillance activities. There have been no confirmed reports of illness due to consumption of these products. Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them and should throw them away or return them to the place of purchase. Restaurants are urged not to serve them.

The recalled product

Product
Ghanaianway Restaurant and Grocery LLC Recalls Fresh Salted Lamb Products Produced Without Benefit of Inspection
Category
Food — Raw Meat
Hazard

Distribution

Distributed in 7 states:

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