Turkana Food Inc. food recall: Aleppo Tahini Sesame Paste
Key facts
- Agency
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
- Program
- Food
- Classification
- Class I
- Status
- Terminated
- Event ID
- 96251
- Recall initiated
- Jan 31, 2025
- Classified by FDA
- Mar 10, 2025
- Posted in Enforcement Report
- Mar 19, 2025
- Terminated
- Oct 28, 2025
- Recalling firm
- Turkana Food Inc.
- Firm location
- Kenilworth, NJ, United States
- Initiated by
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Firm notified customers by
- Products in this event
- 1
What to do
Compare the product name, size, UPC, lot codes and dates below with the product you have. If it matches, do not eat it. Follow the firm's instructions to return it or throw it away.
Reason for recall
Product tested positive for Salmonella
What the classification means
- Class I: FDA's most serious category: there is a reasonable probability that using or being exposed to the product will cause serious health problems or death.
About this recall
The firm started this recall on Jan 31, 2025. FDA classified it 38 days later, on Mar 10, 2025. Distribution reported by FDA: 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 Turkana Food Inc. has 6 recalls in our records.
Recalled products (1)
F-0609-2025 Class I Terminated
Aleppo Tahini Sesame Paste, 32oz, Plastic jar, 1lb (16oz), 12 per case
Codes / lots: LOT # 120824-01
Quantity: 858 cases total 12 jars per case
Source and freshness
- Source
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Enforcement Report, via the openFDA food enforcement dataset
- Official notice
- FDA Enforcement Report, event 96251
- Raw record
- openFDA API (JSON)
- Dataset last updated by FDA
- Nov 3, 2026
- Imported by RecallRadar
- Nov 4, 2026
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