Klong Kone Shrimp Paste

  • Potential Metal Contaminant - Lead
  • Company: Gusto Group Inc.
  • Food & Beverages
  • FDA
  • January 8, 2026

Product details

  • Klong Kone Shrimp Paste

Company announcement

Gusto Group Inc. is recalling Klong Kone Shrimp Paste due to potential contamination with elevated levels of lead.

The product was distributed to retailers in Iowa and New Jersey between April 2023 and December 2023.

One report of illness involving four children with diarrhea and elevated blood lead levels has been associated with the product.

Risk:

Short term exposures to very low levels of lead may not elicit any symptoms. It is possible that increased blood lead levels may be the only apparent sign of lead exposure. Additional signs and symptoms of lead exposure are more likely with acute exposure to higher levels of lead or chronic exposure to lead. While lead can affect nearly every bodily system, its effects depend upon the amount and duration of lead exposure and age/ body weight. If a child is exposed to enough lead for a protracted period of time (e.g., weeks to months) permanent damage to the central nervous system may occur. This can result in learning disorders, developmental defects, and other long-term health problems. For adults, chronic lead exposure is associated with kidney dysfunction, hypertension, and neurocognitive effects.

Impacted states: Nationwide

Products:

- [Klong Kone] Shrimp Paste (Klong Kone) '454 G. (1 LBS)' (UPC code(s): 8853142000313)

- [Klong Kone] Shrimp Paste (Klong Kone) '910 G. (2 LBS)' (UPC code(s): 8853142000320)

Contact

For more information, call (862) 264-6774 or email ings@gustofood.com.

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