FDA recall, , Moderate risk
Bharat Bazar Soma Kitchen Natural Asafoetida
Soma Kitchen Natural Asafoetida contains undeclared wheat.
Summary by Recall Canary from the FDA notice
What happened
Bharat Bazar, of Union City, California, is recalling Soma Kitchen Natural Asafoetida because it contains undeclared wheat. The product, a 4 oz (0.25 lb) package imported from India, has a use by date of JULY-2027 and lot NATL/ASFTP/G/24 (BB/ASFTP/G/24). The recall began December 5, 2025, and was added to the FDA's Enforcement Report on January 23, 2026.
What to do
We don't have product-specific instructions for this recall. FDA's general advice for food recalls:
- Return it to the store where you bought it, or throw it away.
- Don't give it to anyone else, such as a food bank, or to a pet.
Is yours affected?
Match the UPC, lot code and use-by date listed under your product.
A UPC is the number printed under a barcode.
Soma Kitchen Natural Asafoetida
- UPC
- 4 973993 173586
- Lot code
- NATL/ASFTP/G/24 (BB/ASFTP/G/24)
- Use-by date
- JULY-2027
Recall details
- Company began the recall
- Sold in
U.S. distribution: California Foreign distribution: N/A
- Company
- BHARAT BAZARUnion City, California
- Hazard
- Undeclared wheat
- Risk
Moderate risk
Eating it may cause short-term health problems, or ones that treatment can reverse. Serious harm is unlikely.
FDA Class II recall · How risk is rated
- Event ID
- 98151
- Recall number
- H-0417-2026
- Quantity recalled
- 180 packages (4-oz./package)
Timeline
FDA's Enforcement Report is its public list of recalls; FDA adds a recall when it posts it and publishes the list weekly.
Company began the recall
Added to FDA's Enforcement Report · Classified by FDA
In FDA's weekly enforcement report
Listed on Recall Canary
