A Taste of the East maya brand Cashew Split recalled over Salmonella risk

Recall date

July 10, 2015

Source

U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) — enforcement report

Official notice title

Maya Overseas Foods,Inc recalls A Taste of the East maya brand Cashew Split, packaged and sold in various sizes: (a) Net Wt. 7oz. (198g) UPC 0 20843 23…

Recall number

F-2934-2015

FDA classification

Class I

Brand / firm

Maya Overseas Foods,Inc

Sold / distributed

NY, NJ, PA, CT, MA, FL

Why it was recalled

The cashews have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.

Class I is the FDA’s most serious recall level: there is a reasonable probability that using this product will cause serious harm or death.

What was recalled

A Taste of the East maya brand Cashew Split, packaged and sold in various sizes: (a) Net Wt. 7oz. (198g) UPC 0 20843 23038 9, (b) Net Wt. 14oz. (396g) UPC 0 20843 23071 6, (c) Net Wt. 28oz. (793g) UPC 0 20843 23032 7; (d) NET WT: 5 lbs. (2.25 kg) UPC 0 20843 23030 3 --- Packed and Distributed By: MAYA OVERSEAS FOODS INC. 48-85 Maspeth Avenue, Maspeth, NY 11378 ---The repacked cashews are raw and shelled. --- NOTE: The Cashew Split was also distributed in 50 lbs. containers received from The Hemisphere Group (RES 71368) and is being sub-recalled by Maya Overseas Foods to its customers.