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Shrayy White Chalk Recall: Lead and Arsenic Hazard
A Life African Market Corp recalls Shray: white chalk in .68lb plastic bags with no label due to elevated lead and arsenic levels. Consumers should stop using immediately.
Product contains elevated levels of lead and arsenic.
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📍Recalling firmA LIFE AFRICAN MARKET CORP1307 E Bay Ave · Bronx, NY 10474-6926
✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer
A Life African Market Corp is recalling Shrayy white chalk sold in .68lb plastic bags without labels because it contains unsafe levels of lead and arsenic. This poses a health risk, especially for children who might ingest the product. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/14567-shrayy-white-chalk-recall-lead-and-arsenic-hazard.
“Shrayy White Chalk Recall: Lead and Arsenic Hazard.” GovInfoNow, updated October 4, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/14567-shrayy-white-chalk-recall-lead-and-arsenic-hazard. Based on FDA recall #F-0497-2021 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-0497-2021%22&limit=1).
The Food and Drug Administration announced on May 3, 2021, that A LIFE AFRICAN MARKET CORP voluntarily recalled Shrayy (white chalk) due to elevated levels of lead and arsenic. The agency said the product was distributed in New York, Delaware, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: A Life African Market Corp
Product: Shrayy (white chalk)
Packaging: .68lb bags of synthetic plastic with no label
Quantity: 344lbs
The hazard
The product contains elevated levels of lead and arsenic, according to the FDA. The recall is classified as a Class II hazard.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show other recent recalls of similar products include U.S. Trading Company Dragonfly Thai Ginger Powder Recall (2026-05-15), Gusto Group Shrimp Paste Recall (2025-11-19), and Sonex Aluminum Pot Recall (2025-11-19).
How to tell if you have this one
Look for Shrayy white chalk in .68lb plastic bags with no label on the packaging. The product has no coding or labeling.
Brand
A Life African Market Corp
Category
Food
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Stop Using Immediately
Discard the Shrayy white chalk if you have it, as it contains unsafe levels of lead and arsenic.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in 4 states.
Listed by the agency
Not listed
FDA distribution: “NY, DE, MA, PA” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: Delaware, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 8 months after the firm started it.
1Firm started the recall
2FDA classified it Class II
3Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
4FDA terminated the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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Official source: FDA Recall #F-0497-2021 (May 3, 2021) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-0497-2021 to see it in context.
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