FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class I

Class IF-1402-2015

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

VALLARTA'S ASADA R-1 (SEA-230), Net Weight XXXX Lbs. -- FIRST SPICE MIXING COMPANY LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y. --- INGREDIENTS: SALT, SUGAR, CITRIC ACID, SPICES, DEHYDRATED GARLIC, PAPRIKA, DEHYDRATED TOMATO, NATURAL SMOKE, LIME OIL. --- The % of cumin used in the finished seasoning mix is 3.0%. --- The lot was shipped on 11/19/14.

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
Lot 3171410
Quantity
102 lbs.

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
E-Mail
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-1402-2015. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.