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Turkana Food Inc. Recall: Product tested positive for Salmonella

United States

TerminatedClass I

Company
Turkana Food Inc.
Product
Aleppo Tahini Sesame Paste, 32oz, Plastic jar, 1lb (16oz), 1…
Recall date
January 31, 2025
Terminated
October 28, 2025
Source
FDA

Reason for recall

Product tested positive for Salmonella

  1. - Recall initiated
  2. - Reported by source
  3. - Recall terminated
Recalled products
Product description UPC Quantity Lot / code information
Aleppo Tahini Sesame Paste, 32oz, Plastic jar, 1lb (16oz), 12 per case Not published in this source record 858 cases total 12 jars per case LOT # 120824-01

Distribution

  • The recalled product was distributed to the following States: AL
  • CA
  • CO
  • DE
  • FL
  • GA
  • IL
  • IN
  • KY
  • MD
  • MA
  • MI
  • MO
  • NC
  • NJ
  • NY
  • OH
  • PA
  • RI
  • TN
  • TX
  • VA
  • WI

Official source record

Agency
FDA
Dataset
FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)
Recall number
F-0609-2025
Event ID
96251
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class I
Company
Turkana Food Inc.
Product description
Aleppo Tahini Sesame Paste, 32oz, Plastic jar, 1lb (16oz), 12 per case
Quantity
858 cases total 12 jars per case
Reason
Product tested positive for Salmonella
Recall initiation date
January 31, 2025
Report date
March 19, 2025
Classification date
Not published in this source record
Termination date
October 28, 2025
Distribution pattern
The recalled product was distributed to the following States: AL, CA, CO, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, MD, MA, MI, MO, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, TN, TX, VA, WI
UPC, lot, and code information
LOT # 120824-01
Voluntary or mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial notification method
E-Mail
Source last updated
Not tracked separately from the Public Health Trace retrieval date below
Public Health Trace retrieval date

Responsible company: Turkana Food Inc.

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Distribution map

A map highlighting the states named in the source's distribution description.

Shading reflects state-level totals only, as published by the source. It does not imply county-level or point-level precision.

Distribution map
State Distributed
Alabama 1
California 1
Colorado 1
Delaware 1
Florida 1
Georgia 1
Illinois 1
Indiana 1
Kentucky 1
Maryland 1
Massachusetts 1
Michigan 1
Missouri 1
North Carolina 1
New Jersey 1
New York 1
Ohio 1
Pennsylvania 1
Rhode Island 1
Tennessee 1
Texas 1
Virginia 1
Wisconsin 1

States shown are extracted from the source's free-text distribution description above; a narrative description (e.g. "distributed nationwide") may not list individual states to extract.

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