Food Recall Check

Chemical contamination

Lead, arsenic, pesticides, natural toxins such as aflatoxin, or histamine in fish. Some of these cause harm only with repeated exposure (lead in spices, for example), others act within hours (histamine poisoning from spoiled fish).

578 FDA food recalls with this as the main cause, newest first.

Class III · Low risk Terminated Chemical / toxin

Cactus Leaves (Nopales)

Reason Tijuana's Produce is recalling cactus leaves (nopales) due to unapproved levels of pesticide contamination.

Tijuana'S Produce Co. CO, NV, OR, WA F-1557-2014
Class II · Moderate risk Terminated Chemical / toxin

Cactus Leaves/Pads

Reason CA Dept of Pesticides tested Cactus pads and found pesticides Monocrotophos at 0.581 ppm, Carbendazim as Thiophanate Methyl at 0.510 ppm and Captan (THPI) at 0.313 ppm. There is no tolerance for these pesticides in the…

RCI Produce CA F-1558-2014
Class II · Moderate risk Terminated Chemical / toxin

Cactus Leaves/pads

Reason Marquez Produce is recalling cactus leaves due to unapproved pesticides.

Marquez Produce Inc. CA F-1449-2014
Class III · Low risk Terminated Chemical / toxin

Cactus Pads (Nopal) Mexpogroup

Reason Unapproved pesticides were found by the CA Department of Pesticide Regulation during sampling,

Washington Vegetable Co CA F-1450-2014
Class II · Moderate risk Terminated Chemical / toxin

Mexpogroup Cactus Grown in Mexico

Reason CA Dept of Pesticide Regulation, Enforcement Branch, sampled Mexpogroup Cactus and found the following chemical which do not have a tolerance level in the US: Monocrotophos - 2.37 ppm; Carbendazim as Thiophanate…

Shasta Produce CA F-1447-2014
Class II · Moderate risk Terminated Chemical / toxin

Fresh Cactus ("Nopal")

Reason Marquez Produce is recalling Fresh Cactus because of unapproved pesticides.

Marquez Produce Inc. CA F-1448-2014
Class III · Low risk Terminated Chemical / toxin

Hnos. Perez brand cactus leaves

Reason State of California, Department of Pesticide Regulation samples Cactus Pads and found the following pesticides that are not permitted in the US: Permethrin - 0.094 ppm; Chlorpyriphos - 0.136 ppm; Monocrotophos - 0.030…

West Coast Produce, LLC CA F-1446-2014
Class III · Low risk Terminated Chemical / toxin

Safeway Kitchens In Shell Edamame

Reason Product on hold pending FDA testing that found 0.015 ppm of the pesticide chlorafluazuron was inadvertently released to Safeway warehouses and a few retail stores.

Safeway Inc CA F-1383-2014
Class I · High risk Terminated Chemical / toxin

PRAN TURMERIC POWDER 400 GM plastic bag

Reason Best Value Inc imported PRAN Spice Powder TURMERIC and distributed to retail stores. FDA sample was found to contain excessive levels of Lead above 53.7ppm.

Best Value Inc MI F-2222-2014
Class I · High risk Terminated Chemical / toxin

PRAN brand Spice Powder TURMERIC

Reason The product was found to contain 28 ppm lead based on sampling by New York State Department of Health and private laboratory analysis

Asia Cash & Carry Inc. 6 states F-2225-2014
Class II · Moderate risk Terminated Chemical / toxin

White grits packaged in a paper bag labeled in part

Reason Some Aunt Jemima brand Buttermilk Self-Rising Corn Meal Mix, Quick Grits Enriched with White Hominy, and Buttermilk Self-Rising Corn Meal Mix White have levels of aflatoxin above the legal limit..

Quaker Foods and Snacks North America Nationwide F-0172-2014
Class II · Moderate risk Terminated Chemical / toxin

White grits packaged in a paper bag labeled in part

Reason Aflatoxins. Some Aunt Jemima brand Buttermilk Self-Rising Corn Meal Mix, Quick Grits Enriched with White Hominy, and Buttermilk Self-Rising Corn Meal Mix White have levels of aflatoxin above the legal limit..

Quaker Foods and Snacks North America Nationwide F-0171-2014
Class I · High risk Terminated Chemical / toxin

PRAN brand Spice Powder TURMERIC

Reason The product was found to contain excessive levels of lead based on sampling by New York State Department of Health, private laboratory analysis, and FDA sampling and analysis.

Ontime Distribution Inc. NJ, NY F-2224-2014
Class II · Moderate risk Terminated Chemical / toxin

Martha White Cotton Country Cornbread

Reason The states of Alabama and North Carolina through independent testing notified JM Smucker that aflatoxin levels exceeded FDA specification (<20 ppb). Levels tested ranged from 30 ppb to 207 ppb.

J M Smucker Co 33 states F-0114-2014
Class II · Moderate risk Terminated Chemical / toxin

White Lily Corn Meal Self-Rising

Reason The states of Alabama and North Carolina through independent testing notified JM Smucker that aflatoxin levels exceeded FDA specification (<20 ppb). Levels tested ranged from 30 ppb to 207 ppb.

J M Smucker Co 33 states F-0113-2014
Class II · Moderate risk Terminated Chemical / toxin

Martha White Corn Meal Plain

Reason The states of Alabama and North Carolina through independent testing notified JM Smucker that aflatoxin levels exceeded FDA specification (<20 ppb). Levels tested ranged from 30 ppb to 207 ppb.

J M Smucker Co 33 states F-0112-2014