FDA Advises Consumers, Retailers, and Distributors Not to Use, Eat, Sell, or Serve Products from Pan-African Food Distributors Inc. dba East Africa Boutique LLC
Products were held under insanitary conditions with potential contamination with filth.
Product:
Potentially contaminated products include cosmetic products, various ready-to-eat and/or shelf stable food items including infant nutritional cereals, baking ingredients, and other food products imported and distributed by Pan-African Food Distributors Inc. doing business as (dba) East Africa Boutique LLC. Products may or may not include a label with the firm name.
On June 3, 2025, the list of products consumers should not use was updated to include cosmetics. A full list of products is below.
Health risks:
Products held under insanitary conditions and contaminated with filth could pose a serious health risk, potentially leading to various illnesses, including leptospirosis, hantavirus infection, salmonellosis, yersiniosis, E.coli infection, and rat-bite fever. People should contact their healthcare provider if they suspect they have developed symptoms as a result of eating or using these products.
Stores affected:
FDA is aware that potentially contaminated product is available at retail locations. If you are a retailer that has purchased products from Pan-African Food Distributors dba East Africa Boutique, do not sell or distribute these products. This alert will be updated as more information becomes available.
Recommendation:
- Consumers should check their homes for food and cosmetic products distributed by Pan-African Food Distributors and discard all products. If you do not know if your product was distributed by Pan-African Food Distributors, throw it away. Additionally, consumers should carefully clean and sanitize surfaces that could have come in contact with potentially contaminated products.
- Parents and caregivers should not feed children food products distributed by Pan-African Food Distributors.
- Retailers and distributors that purchased or received food and cosmetic products from Pan-African Distributors should not sell or serve potentially contaminated products and should clean and sanitize any surfaces or containers that could have come in contact with potentially contaminated products.
- Distributors that further distributed potentially contaminated products should notify their customers about this public health safety alert.
- Consumers should contact their healthcare provider if they suspect they have developed symptoms as a result of eating or using these products.
Current Update
June 3, 2025
On May 27, 2025, Pan-African Food Distributors initiated a recall of various products it sells. FDA continues to have concerns for all products held and distributed by Pan-African Food Distributors due to the insanitary conditions observed at the facility during a routine FDA inspection, including a rodent infestation and numerous rodent droppings on multiple product containers.
FDA is advising consumers and retailers not to use, eat, sell, or serve cosmetic and food products distributed by Pan-African Food Distributors of Louisville, Kentucky.
FDA is working with the firm and their direct customers to remove all products of concern from the market.
More information will be provided in this alert as it becomes available.
Product List
The lists below include products that were distributed by Pan-African Food Distributors dba East Africa Boutique. Consumers should not use, eat, sell or serve these products.
| Foods: Product/Brand | Lot Code | Expiration Date |
|---|---|---|
| Super Sembe Maize Flour (10 kg) | May 2025 | |
| Kinazi - Cassava Flour | Lot Code: 002952 | 04 OCT 2026 |
| Cassava FuFu (10 Kg) | 2024-2026 | |
| Cassava FuFu (20 Kg) | ||
| Farina 1 (50 lb.) | Lot Code: 506602 | |
| Peanut Flour (50 lb.) | 01 FEB 2026 | |
| Akanozo (12 x1 cases) | Lot: F50FA048 | |
| Huza – Fermented Sorghum (1 kg) | 21 DEC 2025 and 25 APR 2025 | |
| Nootri Family | 04/04/2025, and 05/04/2025, 6/10/2025 | |
| Nootri Baby | Lot: CIBK240329 | 20/09/2025 |
| Nootri Toto | Lot: CPI240411 | 03/10/2025 |
| Red Sorghum Flour | 01 Jan 2026 | |
| Mixed Porridge Flour | 01 Jan 2026 | |
| Soybean Flour | 01 Jan 2026 | |
| Akenza – Dried Ground Cassava leaves | ||
| Akanozo – Wheat Flour (1 kg) | Batch# SDFA431 | 25 APR 26 |
| Akanozo – Soybean Flour | Batch # K5YFA | 20 APR 2025 |
| Akanozo – Sorghum Flour | Lot Code: SDFA434 | 11 AUG 2026 |
| Akanozo – Composite Flour | Lot Code: COFA788 | 13 AUG 2026 |
| Akanozo – Roasted Wheat Flour | Batch # RWHFA013 | 14 AUG 2026 |
| Huza – Millet Flour | May 27, 2025 | |
| Akanozo – Fine Millet Flour (1 kg) | Batch # MIFA578 | 10 AUG 2026 |
| Akanozo – Composite Flour | Batch # COFA788 | 13 AUG 2026 |
| Huza – Wheat Flour | 05 06 2025 | |
| Super Cereal Plus – Fortified Corn Soya Blend | Batch #: 07BBE02/2026, 11BBE08/2026 | |
| Pan African Foods Distribution Inc – White Corn Flour (10 kg): | 04/04/2027 | |
| Sujata – Multi grains flour | 13 SEP 2025 | |
| Akanoze Fou Fou | 10 SEP 2026 | |
| F. Garcia Corn Meal | 10/2025 | |
| Pan African Foods Distribution Inc – White Corn Flour | 04/01/2027 | |
| Pan African Foods Distribution Inc – Beans | 05/2026 |
| Cosmetics: Product/Brand | Lot Code | Expiration Date |
|---|---|---|
| Dover-Elegance Skin Lightening Cream | 03/2026 | |
| Roberts Glycerine | 03/2027 | |
| Movit- Baby Oil | 03/2026 | |
| Movit- Body Cream | 03/2026 | |
| Dudu-osun-Black Soap (no expiry Date or lot information) | ||
| Super Curl Activator Gel (no expiry Date or lot information) | ||
| Movit-Curl Activator Gel | 01/2027 | |
| Sleeping Baby-Perfumed Petroleum Jelly | 20/10/2026 | |
| Movit-Jelly 200g | 0059J16 | 02/2028 |
| Movit-Jelly 425 g | 021PJ17 009PJ01 | 03/2028 02/2028 |
| Movit-Shampoo 1-L | 020N526 | 12/2026 |
| Gel | 018HJ30 | 02/2028 |
| Movit-Baby Junior Petroleum 200g | 022J1327 | 01/2025 |
| Movit-Baby Junior Petroleum 425g | 013J1318 | 02/2028 |
| Movit-Miss Beauty Glycerin | 008W24 | 01/2027 |
| Movit Curling Hair Lotion | 003CC20 | 01/2027 |
| Setting Hair Lotion | 0025 C16 | 01/2027 |
| Sleeping Baby-Baby Oil (no expiry or lot information) | ||
| Movit Radiant Hair Vitalizer | 009RHV03 | 01/2028 |
| Sante-Petroleum Jelly | 09/2026 | |
| Claire-Cocoa Butter Lotion | 02/04/26 | |
| Claire-Body Milk | 24/04/26 | |
| Black Pearl Powder Hair Dye (no expiry or lot information) | ||
| Nina Family-Soap | 04/2029 | |
| Sousana Glycerine | 15/01/2026 | |
| Imperial Leather-Lotion Active | 02/2026 | |
| Imperial Leather-Lotion Japanese Spa | 04/2026 | |
| Imperial Leather-Lotion Uplifting | 01/2027 | |
| Mama Bebe Jelly | 05/2027 | |
| Sante Pure-Petroleum Jelly 200g | 21/12/26 | |
| Sante Pure-Petroleum Jelly 100g | 08/2024 | |
| Sante Pure-Petroleum Jelly 250g | 05/2027 | |
| Claire-Talcum Powder | 19/04/2026 | |
| Imperial Leather Bath Soap (no expiry or lot information) | ||
| Imperial Leather-Lotion | 04/2026 | |
| Sousana Glycerine | 17/04/26 | |
| Sante-Soap | 04/2029, 11/2028 | |
| American Dream Cocoa Butter Cream 500ml | 02/2026 | |
| Claire Cream | 04/2026 | |
| Vague-Liquid Wash | 26/03/26 | |
| Sousana-Glycerine Cream | 25/03/26 | |
| Zote-Pink Soap | 11734624300 | |
| Malaika Petroleum Jelly | 23/04/2027 | |
| Sleeping Beauty-Perfumed Petroleum Jelly 500g | 3/2/27 | |
| Sleeping Beauty-Perfumed Petroleum Jelly 250g | 7/11/26 | |
| Family Care-Perfumed Petroleum Jelly 500g | 03-2029 | |
| Sleeping Beauty-Perfumed Petroleum Jelly, mixed sizes | Jan 2027 | |
| Sleeping Baby – Jelly: | BATCH DATE: OCT 2024 | |
| Paw Paw – Clarifying Cream (300 mL) | 24271 | 04/2027 |
| Femco Sarl – Cream (no expiry or lot information) | ||
| Malaika – Cream (200 mg) | 24271 | 04/2027 |
| Mama Bebe – Baby Jelly | 24198 | 05/2027 |
| Epiderm-Cream (15 g) | 04/2027 | |
| Aboniki Balm | AB0324J | |
| Rico-Clair Plus | L112301 | |
| Movit Hair Spray | 001M5504 | |
| Movit Hair Food | 031AH01 | |
| Pure White Cream | AABC | |
| Uniparco – Cosmetic Gold Lotion | CCAB | 13/01/2026 |
| BB Clear Lightening Cream 320 ml | 01/12/2026 | |
| BB Clear Lotion 300 ml | ||
| Natures Secrete Soap | 06 06 30 | 01/12/2026 |
| Movit Baby Powder | 01/2026 | |
| Clinic Clear Cream Jar 330 gr | 12/2024 | |
| Clinic Clear Lotion 500 ml | ||
| Clinic Clear Oil 125 ml | ||
| Clinic Clear Soap 225 g | ||
| Diprosom Cream | 03/2025 | |
| Sexy Body Powder Perfume | 04/2025 | |
| Movit Hair Lotion | 12/2025 | |
| Movit Nail Polish Removal | 03/2024 | |
| Clinic Clear Soap | 04/2026 | |
| Dettol Soap | 02/2025, 07/2025 | |
| Movit – Lemon Crème | 05/2026 | |
| Neoprosone Gel | 03/2025 | |
| Caratone Oil | 11/2024 | |
| Caratone Cream | C047152 | |
| Caratone Brightening Soap | 02/2029 | |
| Caratone Crème Clarifionte | 06/2027 | |
| Caratone Lotion | 10/2027 | |
| Clear Therapy Purete | 07/2027 | |
| Body Luxe Body Cream | 11/2025 | |
| Body Luxe Body Cream | 02/2026 | |
| Dettol Glycerine Soap | 09/2026 | |
| Dettol Liquid Soap | 03/2026 | |
| Family Care Petroleum Jelly | 12/2028 | |
| Sleeping Baby – Baby Powder | 08/11/2026 | |
| Movit – Hair Food | 06/2026 | |
| Paw Paw Shower Gel | 08/2026 | |
| Vaseline Blue Seal | 13 09 2026 | |
| Caro White-Coconut Oil | 05/2029 | |
| Caro White-Tube Cream | 01/2025 | |
| Caro White-Cream | 11/2026 | |
| Caro White-Body Lotion | 02/2027 | |
| White Secrete – Lightening Body Cream | 09/2027 | |
| Amara Lotion | 06/2028 | |
| White Secrete Lotion | 03/2027 | |
| White Secrete Body & Face Lotion | 03/2027 | |
| White Secrete Oil | 04/2027 | |
| White Secrete Serum | 10/2026 | |
| Hemani Black Seals Oil | 01/2026 | |
| Carotone Gift Pack | 05/2027 | |
| Radiant-Hair Spray | 02/2028 | |
| Movit Petroleum Jelly | 02/2028 | |
| Radiant Shampoo | 12/2025 | |
| Radiant Hair Vitalization (no expiry or lot information) | ||
| Salima | 09/2025 | |
| African Black Soap (no expiry or lot information) | ||
| Lebidjanaise – Toilet Soap | 08/2026 | |
| Perle Clair Cream | 14/03/2026 | |
| Clairman Soap | 05/2028 | |
| Coco pulp Soap | 13/09/2026 | |
| Rinju-Lotion | 04/2026 | |
| Cantu Oil | ||
| Claire Men | 03/2025 | |
| BioClaire Cream (no expiry or lot information) | ||
| Remy Lotion | 09/2027 | |
| Huile De Beaute | 04/2023 | |
| Rinju-Body and Hand Cream | 07/2027 | |
| Razac Hand and Body Lotion | 08/2027 |
Previous Update
May 23, 2025
The FDA is advising consumers and retailers not to eat, sell, or serve products distributed by Pan-African Food Distributors of Louisville, Kentucky. A May 2025 FDA inspection of the firm’s distribution center in Louisville, Kentucky revealed the presence of an active rodent infestation and numerous rodent droppings on multiple product containers. The state of Kentucky has mandated the firm halt operations due to the absence of a required permit and has implemented a blanket quarantine of product. The state is urging the voluntary disposal of all contaminated food and will prohibit the business from reopening until the infestation is completely addressed. FDA has recommended Pan-African Food Distributors recall all products of concern currently on the market, and the firm has agreed. FDA is issuing this public health alert to notify the customers and consumers about the public health risk that these products pose.
Consumers should check their homes for products described below and discard all products. Additionally, consumers should carefully clean and sanitize surfaces that could have come in contact with potentially contaminated products. Retailers and distributors that purchased or received products described below from Pan-African Food Distributors should not sell or serve potentially contaminated products and should clean and sanitize any surfaces or containers that could have come in contact with potentially contaminated products.
FDA ’s inspection is ongoing. This alert will be updated as needed.
Who to Contact
Consumers who have symptoms should contact their health care provider to report their symptoms and receive care.
To report a complaint or adverse event (illness or serious allergic reaction),
visit Industry and Consumer Assistance.