CLASS I Food recall · Reported 15 Apr 2015 · FDA Enforcement Report

Imported Dry Mushrooms, Weight Xxx recalled by Kirsch Mushroom Co

Kirsch Mushroom is recalling Imported Dry Mushrooms, Weight Xxx - Sloan Supermarket 494 Reiman Street Sloan, N.y, distributed in New York. The recall was initiated on 18 Feb 2015 and the FDA has classified it as Class I.

Check your package

Lot, batch or date codesUncoded; purchased from November 1, 2014 to December 20, 2014
Quantity recalled495 lbs. (15 bags)

Do not eat it. Return it to the store for a refund or throw it away. If you have symptoms after eating it, contact a doctor.

Recall details

Recall number
F-1919-2015
FDA event ID
70560
Recalling firm
Kirsch Mushroom, Bronx, NY
Classification
Class I
Status
Terminated
Recall initiated
18 Feb 2015
FDA classified
7 Apr 2015
Reported
15 Apr 2015
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Customers notified by
Press Release
Reason category
Undeclared Sulfites
Product category
Mushrooms

Timeline

18 Feb 2015Recall initiated by company
7 Apr 2015Classified by FDA+48 days
15 Apr 2015Published in enforcement report+8 days

Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.

Reason for recall

The product contained undeclared sulfites (750.4 ppm) based on sampling and analysis by New York State Department of Agriculture & Markets.

Product as listed by the FDA

IMPORTED DRY MUSHROOMS, bulk box 30 lbs, distributed by Kirsch Mushroom Co. Inc., 751 Drake St., Bronx, NY 10474 (labeling for bulk product not provided by NYSDAM) --- Repacked product: IMPORTED DRY MUSHROOMS, WEIGHT XXX - SLOAN SUPERMARKET 494 REIMAN STREET SLOAN, N.Y. 14212 --- The mushrooms were sold in a bulk master box (30 lbs.) and repacked by direct account (Sloan) for retail sales.

Where it was distributed

New York

New York

Questions about this recall

Why was it recalled?

The product contained undeclared sulfites (750.4 ppm) based on sampling and analysis by New York State Department of Agriculture & Markets.

Which lots are affected?

Uncoded; purchased from November 1, 2014 to December 20, 2014

Where was it sold?

New York

What should I do if I have it?

Do not eat it. Return it to the store for a refund or throw it away. If you have symptoms after eating it, contact a doctor.

What does Class I mean?

Class I is the most serious FDA recall category: there is a reasonable probability that using the product will cause serious health consequences or death.

Read the official FDA notice · Source record retrieved 26 Sep 2026. The FDA describes openFDA data as unvalidated; the official notice takes precedence. This page reports the record and gives no medical advice.

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