Vanguard Enterprises, LLC Recalls Monarch Premium Kratom Powder Over Salmonella Risk
On October 28, 2025, Vanguard Enterprises, LLC, operating as Bedrock MFG in Boise, Idaho, announced a voluntary recall of its Monarch Premium kratom powders , specifically the Bali Gold, Red Bali, Green Maeng Da, and White Elephant varieties, because of potential contamination with Salmonella infection. According to the recall notice posted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), “product has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.”
The recall covers multiple lot codes and packaging sizes (14-gram, 56-gram, 112-gram, 224-gram) distribute

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