RED Vein Kratom POWDER
Food recall F-1523-2018. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report on Mar 28, 2018.
- FDA Class I
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The short answer
Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report on Mar 28, 2018. Copied from openFDA on Oct 20, 2026.
- Class I FDA’s most serious class (needs attention)
- Terminated its status, in FDA’s file
- Not named no state, in where it went
- 18572 packages how much, in FDA’s words
Every line below is in FDA’s own words, with its source beside it. FDA’s terms are explained in FDA’s own words.
How serious is it, by FDA’s class?
Class I, the most serious of FDA’s three classes.
“Dangerous or defective products that predictably could cause serious health problems or death. Examples include: food found to contain botulinum toxin, food with undeclared allergens, a label mix-up on a lifesaving drug, or a defective artificial heart valve.”
openFDA, in plain words, its enforcement report fields.
“Class I is 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.”
FDA’s rule, 21 CFR 7.3(m)(1), eCFR.
What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.
What’s wrong with it?
Kraken Kratom, Phytoextractum, and Soul Speciosa products containing Red Vein Kratom Powder are recalled due to potential contamination with Salmonella.
FDA, Food recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Which ones are recalled?
RED Vein Kratom POWDER, sold under brand names Kraken Kratom, Phytoextractum, and Soul Speciosa. The powder is packaged in plastic heat sealed pouches. Each package sold in 28 grams (1 ounce), 56 grams (2 ounces), and 112 grams (4 ounces). The varieties under each brand include: -Maeng Da Thai Kratom Powder (Horn Red) -Red Dragon Kratom Powder -Red Vein Borneo Kratom Powder -Red Vein Sumatra Kratom Powder -Red Vein Thai Kratom Powder -Super Indo Kratom Powder
18572 packages, in FDA’s words.
FDA, Food recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Codes to check against yours
The lot code represents the day packaged. The first four digits are the year, followed by two digits for the month, followed by two digits for the day. LOT 20180118 LOT 20180119 LOT 20180120 LOT 20180121 LOT 20180122 LOT 20180123 LOT…
Every code shown here, 1,993 characters
The lot code represents the day packaged. The first four digits are the year, followed by two digits for the month, followed by two digits for the day. LOT 20180118 LOT 20180119 LOT 20180120 LOT 20180121 LOT 20180122 LOT 20180123 LOT 20180124 LOT 20180125 LOT 20180126 LOT 20180127 LOT 20180128 LOT 20180129 LOT 20180130 LOT 20180131 LOT 20180201 LOT 20180201 LOT 20180202 LOT 20180203 LOT 20180204 LOT 20180205 LOT 20180206 LOT 20180207 LOT 20180208 LOT 20180209 LOT 20180210 LOT 20180211 LOT 20180212 LOT 20180213 LOT 20180214 LOT 20180215 LOT 20180216 LOT 20180217 LOT 20180218 EXPANDED (on 3/16/18) recalled red vein products have the following lot numbers: LOT 20180219 LOT 20180220 LOT 20180221 LOT 20180222 LOT 20180223 LOT 20180224 LOT 20180225 LOT 20180226 LOT 20180227 LOT 20180228 LOT 20180301 LOT 20180302 LOT 20180303 LOT 20180304 LOT 20180305 LOT 20180306 LOT 20180307 LOT 20180308 ************************************************************************* Second EXPANDED (3/22/18) recalled red vein powder have the following lot numbers: LOT 20171201 LOT 20171202 LOT 20171203 LOT 20171204 LOT 20171205 LOT 20171206 LOT 20171207 LOT 20171208 LOT 20171209 LOT 20171210 LOT 20171211 LOT 20171212 LOT 20171213 LOT 20171214 LOT 20171215 LOT 20171216 LOT 20171217 LOT 20171218 LOT 20171219 LOT 20171220 LOT 20171221 LOT 20171222 LOT 20171223 LOT 20171224 LOT 20171225 LOT 20171226 LOT 20171227 LOT 20171228 LOT 20171229 LOT 20171230 LOT 20171231 LOT 20180101 LOT 20180102 LOT 20180103 LOT 20180104 LOT 20180105 LOT 20180106 LOT 20180107 LOT 20180108 LOT 20180109 LOT 20180110 LOT 20180111 LOT 20180112 LOT 20180113 LOT 20180114 LOT 20180115 LOT 20180116 LOT 20180117 LOT 20180118 LOT 20180119 LOT 20180120 LOT 20180121 LOT 20180122 LOT 20180122 LOT 20180124 LOT 20180125 LOT 20180126 LOT 20180127 LOT 20180128 LOT 20180129 LOT 20180130 LOT 20180131 LOT 20180201 LOT 20180202 LOT 20180203 LOT 20180204 LOT 20180205 LOT 20180206 LOT 20180207 LOT 20180208 LOT 20180209 LOT 20180210 LOT…
FDA’s list runs to 2,326 characters. The first part is shown; the rest is on FDA’s record.
Copied exactly as FDA lists them: lot and serial numbers, dates and other codes on the product or its label.
Where did it go?
FDA’s words for the “general area of initial distribution”: where the firm first shipped it.
distributed throughout the U.S.
These words name no state.
FDA, Food recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Is it still going on?
Terminated, in FDA’s file.
“FDA has determined that all reasonable efforts have been made to remove or correct the violative product in accordance with the recall strategy, and proper disposition has been made according to the degree of hazard.”
openFDA, on “Terminated”, its enforcement report fields.
What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.
- The firm began the recall on Mar 9, 2018.
- FDA classified it on Jun 4, 2018.
- FDA’s Enforcement Report published it on Mar 28, 2018.
- FDA terminated it on Sep 13, 2018.
FDA, Food recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Who is recalling it?
- Pdx Aromatics, of Portland, OR.
- Who began it, in FDA’s words: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
- How the firm first told its customers: Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit.
FDA, Food recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
What this record can’t tell you
- Whether your own one is affected: compare the codes, dates and numbers above with yours. When unsure, ask the firm or the store.
- Where it went after the firm’s first shipments. FDA’s words cover the firm’s initial distribution, and, in FDA’s words, “subsequent distribution by the consignees to other parties may not be included.”
- How many have been returned, corrected or destroyed: FDA’s report doesn’t say.
- Whether anyone was hurt or fell ill: the report doesn’t say.
- How current it is: openFDA publishes FDA’s Enforcement Report weekly, after FDA does, and a firm can announce a recall weeks before it appears there. openFDA’s own caution: “This data should not be used as a method to collect data to issue alerts to the public, nor should it be used to track the lifecycle of a recall.”
- Meat, poultry and egg products are recalled by USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, not FDA, and its recalls aren’t here yet: see fsis.usda.gov.
- FDA’s list of codes runs to 2,326 characters; the first part is shown here, and the rest is on FDA’s record.
- A product with no recall here isn’t safe by that: FDA’s report lists the recalls FDA classified, and when.
Hearth Record wrote these lines; the quotations are FDA’s.
Sources
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Food recall enforcement reports.
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