Oriental Packing Co., Inc. recall: Hot/Spicy Curry Powder

The recall

Company

Oriental Packing Co., Inc. (Miami, FL)

Reason, in FDA's words

“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.”

Where it was sold

FL & NY.

Recall began

August 2, 2016, by the company

FDA classified it

March 16, 2017

First in an FDA Enforcement Report

March 22, 2017

FDA event number

74814

The 4 products recalled

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

• F-1614-2017 Class I

  Hot/Spicy Curry Powder. Packaged under the names: Blue Mountain Country Hot Jamaican Curry Powder, Jamaican Choice Jamaican Hot Curry Powder, Ocho Rios Jamaica Nice Spicy Hot Curry Powder Seasoning, Ocho Rios Hot N Spicy Jamaican Style Curry Powder, Oriental Brand Grade A Jamaican Curry Powder Hot & Spicy, Grace Jamaican Style Hot Curry Powder, and Grace Caribbean Tradition Hot Curry Powder. Sold as 2 oz, 4 oz, 6 oz, 8 oz, 22 oz, and 5 lb.

  Codes: Lot No. 12516, 21616, 31616, 40216, 42116, 51816, 60316, 62416, 111915, 12616, 21716, 31916, 40816, 42216, 51916, 61316, 62716, 12716, 22216, 32319, 41216, 42716, 52316, 61416, 62916, 12916, 30116, 32416, 41316, 42816, 53116, 61516, 120115, 20316, 30516, 32516, 41416, 42916, 60116, 61616, 120215, 20916, 30716, 32616, 42016, 51716, 60216, 62316, & 120315. Exp. Date: 11/01/2018 thru 06/29/2019.

  Quantity: Approximately 373,411 lbs total

• F-1615-2017 Class I

  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.

  Codes: 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.

  Quantity: Approximately 373,411 lbs total

• F-1616-2017 Class I

  Hot/Spicy Jerk Curry Powder. Packaged under the names: Blue Mountain Country Hot Jamaican Jerk Curry Seasoning & Ocho Rios Spicy Jerk Curry Seasoning. Sold as 2 oz, 4 oz, 6 oz, 8 oz, 22 oz, and 5 lb.

  Codes: Lot No. 013016. Exp. Dates: 11/01/2018 thru 06/29/2016.

  Quantity: Approximately 373,411 lbs total

• F-1617-2017 Class I

  Mild Jerk Curry Powder. Packaged under name Ocho Rios Mild Jerk Curry Seasoning. Sold as 2 oz, 4 oz, 6 oz, 8 oz, 22 oz, and 5 lb.

  Codes: Lot No. 041416. Exp. Date: 11/01/2018 thru 06/29/2019.

  Quantity: Approximately 373,411 lbs total

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 March 22, 2017.

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.