Food recall

McCormick & Company, Inc. recall: Zatarain's New Orleans Style Beef Flavor Rice Mix

McCormick & Company, Inc., of Hunt Valley, MD, recalled Zatarain's New Orleans Style Beef Flavor Rice Mix and 2 other products. The FDA's reason: “Food product containing wheat was packaged into containers which do not declare wheat on the label.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on September 13, 2012, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of November 21, 2012. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class II

It could cause temporary or minor harm

Why

Allergen not on the label

Status

Terminated

Closed April 25, 2013

The recall

Company
McCormick & Company, Inc. (Hunt Valley, MD)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Food product containing wheat was packaged into containers which do not declare wheat on the label.”
Where it was sold
Products were shipped nationwide
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
63287

The 3 products recalled

As the FDA describes them, with the codes that tell whether a package is part of the recall.

  • F-0681-2013 Class II

    Zatarain's New Orleans Style Beef Flavor Rice Mix, packaged in 6.8 oz boxes, 12 boxes per carton, Box UPC: 7142901001

    Codes: BEST BY JUN 09 14 H, BEST BY JUL 29 14 H, BEST BY AUG 28 14 H

    Quantity: 1050 cases

  • F-0682-2013 Class II

    Zatarain's New Orleans Style Chicken Flavor Rice Mix, Item No. Z09705, packaged in 6.3 oz boxes, 12 boxes per carton, Box UPC: 7142901001

    Codes: BEST BY JUN 10 14 H, BEST BY JUL 30 14 H, BEST BY AUG 31 14 H

    Quantity: 125,556 boxes

  • F-0698-2013 Class II

    Zatarain's Chicken/Cheddar Brocolli Mix, Item Number: 900108337, a combination pack containing, 6.3 oz boxes of New Orleans Style Chicken Flavor Rice Mix and Cheddar Broccolli Mix.

    Codes: BEST BY MAY 09 13Z, BEST BY JUN 15 13Z, BEST BY AUG 05 13Z and BEST BY AUG 08 13Z

    Quantity: 320 cases

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Source and notes

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA food recall data) (Public domain (U.S. government work); source U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA), data as of November 21, 2012.

Each week the FDA lists the recalls it has classified in its Enforcement Report, often weeks after the company announced the recall, so a month with five weekly reports tends to count more. Each recall counts once, however many products it covers, in the month FDA first listed it. Class I means the food could cause serious harm or death, Class II temporary or minor harm, and Class III is unlikely to harm anyone. Meat, poultry and most egg products are recalled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, not the FDA, and aren't included. For what to do with a recalled product, see the FDA's recalls page.