Food recall: Karawan, 100% Raw Ethiopian Sesame Seeds, Net Weight: 17 Kg (599.6 oz)
Class I FDA enforcement event 82871. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
The recall was initiated due to New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene laboratory results from two samples of Karawan brand tahini testing positive for Salmonella. The recall was expanded to cover SoCo brand Tahini.
Class I, in the words of FDA
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
Brodt Zanatti Holding Llc started this food recall on 15 May 2019. The firm address in the FDA record is in Jupiter, FL. FDA put the recall in Class I. FDA event 82871 has 4 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 3 Jul 2019. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 11 Feb 2020.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
Domestic distribution only.
Recalling firm
Brodt Zanatti Holding Llc, Jupiter, FL.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
4 product records in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F-1518-2019 | Karawan, 100% Raw Ethiopian Sesame Seeds, Net Weight: 17 Kg (599.6 oz) | 1470 buckets | Class I | Terminated | 3 Jul 2019 |
| F-1519-2019 | Karawan, 100% Pure Sesame Seeds, Net Weight: 450g (15.87 oz) | 50 boxes/24 units per box | Class I | Terminated | 3 Jul 2019 |
| F-1520-2019 | Tahini SoCo Seeds of Collaboration, 100% Stone Ground Sesame Seeds, Net WT. 13.4oz (380g) | 66 boxes/12 units per box | Class I | Terminated | 3 Jul 2019 |
| F-1521-2019 | Karawan Tahini, Net Weight: 3Kg (105.822 oz) | 54 boxes | Class I | Terminated | 3 Jul 2019 |
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Class I: The highest of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Food events that started in 2019
- 516
- Share of these events in Class I
- 35%
- Product records in this event
- 4
- Events of the firm on the register
- 1
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report F-1518-2019The FDA record of the first product of this event.
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Cite this page
Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 82871. https://recallregister.com/fda/i/82871/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- openFDA food enforcement reports
- Licence
- CC0 1.0
- Export date
- 28 Sep 2026
- Newest FDA report date on the register
- 23 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Where was the product distributed?
- The FDA record gives this distribution:
Domestic distribution only.
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 82871?
- The event has 4 product records. The first record gives this quantity:
1470 buckets
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many food recalls of 2019 have the same class?
- 35% of the 516 food events that started in 2019 are in Class I.