Food recall

Olde Thompson, Inc. recall: Kirkland Signature Coarse Ground Malabar Pepper

Olde Thompson, Inc., of Oxnard, CA, recalled Kirkland Signature Coarse Ground Malabar Pepper. The FDA's reason: “Olde Thompson is recalling Kirkland Signature Coarse Ground Malabar Black Pepper because it may be contaminated with Salmonella.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on June 5, 2014, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of July 9, 2014. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class I

It could cause serious harm or death

Why

Salmonella

Status

Terminated

Closed July 25, 2014

The recall

Company
Olde Thompson, Inc. (Oxnard, CA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Olde Thompson is recalling Kirkland Signature Coarse Ground Malabar Black Pepper because it may be contaminated with Salmonella.”
Where it was sold
Nationwide in US: UT, CA , AZ, NJ, MD, FL, GA, IL, TX Worldwide to: Canada
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
68471

The product recalled

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

  • F-2077-2014 Class I

    Kirkland Signature Coarse Ground Malabar Pepper, 12.7 oz Plastic Jars, UPC 096619164998. Packaging includes a PET bottle. The lid is made of Polypropylene and contains a tinplate insert and a Polypropylene five-hole cap. The label on the jar is a rectangular label (front and back) information is superimposed over an antique map in various shades of brown.

    Codes: Lot #: OT 065099, OT 065169, OT 065254, OT 065255, OT 065256, and OT 065284.

    Quantity: 103,060 units

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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 July 9, 2014.

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.