Food recall: Powerful Red Vein Bali Premium Kratom, Zakah Life Dietary Supplement, Mitragyn Speciosa, packaged in 1) 90 capsules, 500
FDA enforcement event 80729 is a food recall by Zakah Life LLC of Ankeny, IA, initiated 3 Aug 2018 and classified Class I, with 3 product records.
FDA defines Class I as 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. 34% of the 578 food enforcement events initiated in 2018 carry the same class.
Status: Terminated, terminated 26 Oct 2018. Initiation: voluntary: firm initiated. This is the only enforcement event on this register for Zakah Life LLC.
Recall classification reflects the relative degree of health hazard. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. openFDA export dated 28 Sep 2026.
Recalling firm
Zakah Life LLC, Ankeny, IA.
Reason for recall
"The firm distributes dietary supplements which contain Mitragyna speciosa (kratom) a dietary ingredient with inadequate information to provide reasonable assurance that such ingredient does not present a significant or unreasonable risk of illness or injury. Also, based on FDA sample positive sample results, the red and green strains are potentially contaminated with Salmonella."
Distribution
"Distributed to consumers and retailers in Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, and Nebraska"
Product records
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F-1982-2018 | Powerful Red Vein Bali Premium Kratom, Zakah Life Dietary Supplement, Mitragyn Speciosa, packaged in 1) 90 capsules, 500 mg per capsules bottles, or 2) 3.52 oz // 100 grams of Kratom bags. Distributed by Zakah Life LLC Ankeny IA. | 30 100g bags and 12 bottles and 8.4 kg of capsules | Class I | Terminated | 3 Oct 2018 |
| F-1983-2018 | Super Green Maeng Da Premium Kratom, Zakah Life Dietary Supplement, Mitragyn Speciosa, packaged in 1) 90 capsules, 500 mg per capsules bottles, or 2) 3.52 oz // 100 grams of Kratom bags. Distributed by Zakah Life LLC Ankeny IA. | 46 100g bags and 12 bottles and 8.4 kg of capsules. | Class I | Terminated | 3 Oct 2018 |
| F-1984-2018 | Top Shelf White Maeng Da Premium Kratom, Zakah Life Dietary Supplement, Mitragyn Speciosa, packaged in 1) 90 capsules, 500 mg per capsules bottles, or 2) 3.52 oz // 100 grams of Kratom bags. Distributed by Zakah Life LLC Ankeny IA. | 10 100g bags | Class II | Terminated | 3 Oct 2018 |
Context
Questions and answers
Why was this food recalled?
FDA's record gives the reason for recall as: "The firm distributes dietary supplements which contain Mitragyna speciosa (kratom) a dietary ingredient with inadequate information to provide reasonable assurance that such ingredient does not present a significant or unreasonable risk of illness or injury. Also, based on FDA sample positive sample results, the red and green strains are potentially contaminated with Salmonella."
What does Class I mean?
FDA classifies recalls by relative degree of health hazard. 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.
Where was the product distributed?
FDA's distribution pattern field reads: "Distributed to consumers and retailers in Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, and Nebraska"
Is the recall still ongoing?
FDA lists the status as Terminated; the termination date is 26 Oct 2018. "Terminated" means FDA has determined that all reasonable efforts to remove or correct the product have been made.
Where does this data come from?
openFDA enforcement reports (food, drug and device), CC0, export dated 28 Sep 2026. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. The FDA enforcement report linked above is authoritative.
Provenance
Source: openFDA food enforcement reports (CC0), export dated 28 Sep 2026; records grouped by FDA event number. The class shown for the event is the most severe class among its records. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.