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 II · Moderate risk Terminated Chemical / toxin

GOYA FRUTA Tamarillo WHOLE

Reason The product tested positive for residual pesticides that are not approved for use in this commodity.

Goya Foods INC. F-0192-2020
Class II · Moderate risk Terminated Chemical / toxin

Tuna Saku AAA 8

Reason Mical Seafood Inc received complaints from four of its customers reporting cases of scombroid food poisoning potentially associated with the firm's tuna products. The recall was expanded on 10/07/2019 to cover all lots…

Mical Seafood F-0163-2020
Class II · Moderate risk Terminated Chemical / toxin

Tuna Steaks

Reason Mical Seafood Inc received complaints from four of its customers reporting cases of scombroid food poisoning potentially associated with the firm's tuna products. The recall was expanded on 10/07/2019 to cover all lots…

Mical Seafood F-0162-2020
Class II · Moderate risk Terminated Chemical / toxin

Tuna Ground Meat AAA CO

Reason Mical Seafood Inc received complaints from four of its customers reporting cases of scombroid food poisoning potentially associated with the firm's tuna products. The recall was expanded on 10/07/2019 to cover all lots…

Mical Seafood F-0161-2020
Class II · Moderate risk Terminated Chemical / toxin

Tuna Loin 5

Reason Mical Seafood Inc received complaints from four of its customers reporting cases of scombroid food poisoning potentially associated with the firm's tuna products. The recall was expanded on 10/07/2019 to cover all lots…

Mical Seafood F-0160-2020
Class II · Moderate risk Terminated Chemical / toxin

Tuna Poke CO AAA 2cm

Reason Mical Seafood Inc received complaints from four of its customers reporting cases of scombroid food poisoning potentially associated with the firm's tuna products. The recall was expanded on 10/07/2019 to cover all lots…

Mical Seafood F-0159-2020
Class II · Moderate risk Terminated Chemical / toxin

Alfa International Seafood Miami

Reason Alfa International Seafood Inc. was notified by Kroger retail stores of complaints from consumers who experienced symptoms of scombroid poisoning after eating yellowfin tuna steaks supplied by Alfa International…

Alfa International Seafood INC F-2245-2019
Class II · Moderate risk Terminated Chemical / toxin

Ground Cinnamon

Reason positive samples for lead in bulk cinnamon

Kashat Wholesale, Inc. MI F-2145-2019
Class II · Moderate risk Terminated Chemical / toxin

Lisy Ground Cinnamon Canela Molida

Reason Sample collected by NY Department of Agriculture tested positive for high levels of lead (2.39 ppm) in ground cinnamon.

EL Chilar Huff FL, MD, NC, NJ F-1947-2019
Class III · Low risk Terminated Chemical / toxin

Quinoa

Reason Possible contamination with pesticide

The Kroger Company 7 states F-1241-2019