Food recall

Oriental Packing Co., Inc. recall: Oriental Jamaican Hot Curry Powder

Oriental Packing Co., Inc., of Miami, FL, recalled Oriental Jamaican Hot Curry Powder and 3 other products. The FDA's reason: “Product contains lead.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on December 7, 2016, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of April 5, 2017. 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

Lead or other chemicals

Status

Terminated

Closed April 17, 2017

The recall

Company
Oriental Packing Co., Inc. (Miami, FL)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Product contains lead.”
Where it was sold
Sold to customers in Jamaica and Florida
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
75887

The 4 products recalled

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

  • F-1739-2017 Class I

    Oriental Jamaican Hot Curry Powder, 50 lb bulk. Manufactured by Oriental Packing Co.

    Codes: Lot codes 091316A and 091316B. Best before 09/19/2019 through 09/21/2019

    Quantity: 14,000 lbs total

  • F-1740-2017 Class I

    Ocho-Rios Jamaican Nice Mild Curry Powder, 4 oz. Manufactured by Oriental Packing Co.

    Codes: Lot codes 091316A and 091316B. Best before 09/19/2019 through 09/21/2019

    Quantity: 14,000 lbs total

  • F-1741-2017 Class I

    Ocho-Rios Jamaican Nice Hot Curry Powder, 4 oz. Manufactured by Oriental Packing Co.

    Codes: Lot codes 091316A and 091316B. Best before 09/19/2019 through 09/21/2019

    Quantity: 14,000 lbs total

  • F-1742-2017 Class I

    Ocho-Rios Mild Curry Powder, 5 lb. Manufactured by Oriental Packing Co.

    Codes: Lot codes 091316A and 091316B. Best before 09/19/2019 through 09/21/2019

    Quantity: 14,000 lbs total

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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 April 5, 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.