Recalls / Class I
Class IF-1392-2015
Class I— FDA's most serious classification, issued when there is a reasonable probability that consumption of or exposure to the product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
Product
WORTHINGTON HOT SOUTHWESTERN SEASONING II- B, Net Weight 50 Lbs. -- FIRST SPICE MIXING COMPANY LONG ISLAND CITY, N. Y. --- INGREDIENTS: SPICES, ONION POWDER, GARLIC POWDER, PAPRIKA, LEMON EXTRACT. --- The % of cumin used in the finished seasoning mix is 4.0%. --- The affected lots were shipped between 8/12/14 and 12/15/14.
- Type
- Food
- Affected lot / code info
- Lots 2041403, 2051403, 2231405, 2231409, 2311403, 2321404, 2321405, 2461407, 2481404, 2481409, 2541409, 2611409, 2621402, 2801402, 2821405, 2821408, 2861404, 2871405, 2961409, 3001403, 3001404, 3101403, 3151405, and 3161409.
- Quantity
- 24,000 lbs. in total
Why it was recalled
Firm was notified by immediate supplier that certain lots of ground cumin may have been contaminated with peanut protein which is not declared on the label.
Recalling firm
- Firm
- First Spice Mixing Co.,Inc.
- Notification channel
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Address
- 33-33 Greenpoint Ave, N/A, Long Island City, New York 11101-2011
Distribution
- Distribution pattern
- NY, PA, OH, MA, RI, NJ, WI
Timeline
- Recall initiated
- 2014-12-24
- FDA classified
- 2015-03-06
- Posted by FDA
- 2015-03-18
- Terminated
- 2017-05-09
- Status
- Terminated
Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-1392-2015. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.