Hot/Spicy Curry Powder
Reason Product samples tested positive for lead. Finished curry products tested and ground turmeric ingredient used to manufacture the curry seasoning also tested positive for lead.
Mild Curry Powder recall
Recalled by Oriental Packing Co., Inc. · Miami, FL, United States
Class I — High risk. Reasonable probability of serious harm or death.
Why it was recalled
Product samples tested positive for lead. Finished curry products tested and ground turmeric ingredient used to manufacture the curry seasoning also tested positive for lead.
Some of these cause harm only with repeated exposure (lead in spices, for example), others act within hours (histamine poisoning from spoiled fish). All chemical contamination recalls.
What was recalled
Mild Curry Powder. Packaged under the names: Blue Mountain Country Jamaican Curry Powder, Jamaican Choice Jamaican Curry Powder, Ocho Rios Jamaica Nice Curry Powder Seasoning, Ocho Rios Jamaican Style Curry Powder, Oriental Brand Grade A Jamaican Curry Powder, Grace Jamaican Style Mild Curry Powder, Grace Caribbean Tradition Curry Powder. Sold as 2 oz, 4 oz, 6 oz, 8 oz, 22 oz, and 5 lb.
Quantity: Approximately 373,411 lbs total
Lot codes, dates and UPCs
A recall covers only these codes. Compare them with the lot number, best-by date or UPC printed on your package.
Lot No. 12516, 20316, 21716, 31516, 40216, 41916, 51516, 60716, 62716, 12616, 20416, 22216, 31816, 40316, 41416, 51616, 61316, 62816, 12716, 20516, 22616, 31916, 40416, 42016, 52716, 61416, 120316, 12816, 20816, 30216, 32216, 40516, 42116, 53116, 61516, 120315, 13016, 20916, 30516, 32416, 40716, 42216, 60216, 61616, 112015, 20116, 21216, 30716, 32516, 41216, 42516, 60316, 62216, 112315, 20216, 21316, 31416, 32916, 41316, 50316, 60616, & 62316. Exp. Dates: 11/01/2018 thru 06/29/2016.
Where it was sold
Florida New York
FDA's distribution note: FL & NY.
Do not eat it. Class I means FDA judged there is a reasonable probability of serious illness or death. If the brand, size and lot or date code on your package match, throw the product away or return it to the store for a refund, and clean any surface or container it touched. If anyone has eaten it and feels unwell, contact a doctor and mention the recall. FDA lists this recall as terminated: the company has finished removing the product, so it should no longer be on shelves - but it can still be in a freezer or pantry.
- Recalling firm
- Oriental Packing Co., Inc.
- Initiated by
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Recall initiated
- Aug 2, 2016
- In FDA report of
- Mar 22, 2017
- Terminated
- May 8, 2017
- FDA recall number
- F-1615-2017 · event 74814
- Official record
- FDA enforcement report search
Also recalled with it (3 more products)
FDA files each product of one recall action separately; these share the same FDA event.
Hot/Spicy Jerk Curry Powder
Reason Product samples tested positive for lead. Finished curry products tested and ground turmeric ingredient used to manufacture the curry seasoning also tested positive for lead.
Mild Jerk Curry Powder
Reason Product samples tested positive for lead. Finished curry products tested and ground turmeric ingredient used to manufacture the curry seasoning also tested positive for lead.
Other recalls by Oriental Packing Co., Inc.
Ocho-Rios Mild Curry Powder
Reason Product contains lead.
Ocho-Rios Jamaican Nice Hot Curry Powder
Reason Product contains lead.
Ocho-Rios Jamaican Nice Mild Curry Powder
Reason Product contains lead.
Oriental Jamaican Hot Curry Powder
Reason Product contains lead.