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Food recalls 2017

Tasty Sawa Ground Turmeric — Class I food recall F-1640-2017

Ongoing recall by Spices USA Inc., reported 2017-03-29, distributed in FL. Product contains elevated levels of lead.

Recall numberF-1640-2017
Product typeFood
ClassificationClass I
StatusOngoing
Voluntary or mandatedVoluntary
Recalling firmSpices USA Inc., Hialeah, FL, United States
Recall initiated2016-08-17
Classified2017-03-21
Reported by FDA2017-03-29
DistributedFL
Countries outside the USBB, DO, FR, HN, JM
Quantity772 bags
Reason classeschemical contamination
Lot numbers120674
Expiration dates2018-04

Product

Tasty Sawa Ground Turmeric, 50 lb bag. Manufactured by Spices USA.

Reason for recall

Product contains elevated levels of lead.

Machine access

This record, with every extracted code, the verbatim FDA record and provenance, is available from the recall API: GET https://api.data.aroqon.com/v1/recalls/F-1640-2017. Look up any UPC, UDI, NDC or lot with /v1/recalls/lookup?code=…. API docs · free and paid keys.

Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration enforcement report via openFDA (CC0). Structured by Data Foundry (recall-structuring@2); last changed 2026-09-26. Not affiliated with or endorsed by FDA. Not medical or legal advice.