Food recall

Riviana International, Inc recall: (a) Mahatma(R) Saffron YELLOW seasonings & LONG GRAIN RICE

Riviana International, Inc, of Houston, TX, recalled (a) Mahatma(R) Saffron YELLOW seasonings & LONG GRAIN RICE and 1 other product. The FDA's reason: “Foreign Material (Metal) in pouched Rice Mixes.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on February 7, 2017, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of March 1, 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 II

It could cause temporary or minor harm

Why

Metal, plastic, glass or other objects

Status

Terminated

Closed June 16, 2017

The recall

Company
Riviana International, Inc (Houston, TX)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Foreign Material (Metal) in pouched Rice Mixes”
Where it was sold
PA, FL, IL, TX, CA
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
76425

The 2 products recalled

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

  • F-1529-2017 Class II

    (a) Mahatma(R) Saffron YELLOW seasonings & LONG GRAIN RICE; Net Wt. 5 oz. (UPC 17400-10505) (b) Mahatma(R) Saffron YELLOW seasonings & LONG GRAIN RICE; Net Wt. 10 oz. (UPC 17400-10507) (c) Mahatma(R) Saffron YELLOW seasonings & LONG GRAIN RICE; Net Wt. 16 oz. (UPC 17400-10502)

    Codes: (a) Best By June 2018 362M620; Best By June 2018 363M620; Best By July 2018 004M720; Best By July 2018 005M720 (b) Best By July 2018 006M720; Best By July 2018 007M720; Best By July 2018 008M720; Best By July 2018 009M720; Best By July 2018 010M720; Best By July 2018 023M720; Best By July 2018 024M720; Best By July 2018 025M720 (c) Best By July 2018 014M720; Best By July 2018 017M720; Best By July 2018 018M720

    Quantity: 16, 808 cases

  • F-1530-2017 Class II

    Mahatma Broccoli & Cheese Rice; 4 oz. net weight (UPC 17400-10529); packed 12 units in each case (sold as individual retail units). Shelf life is 18 months

    Codes: o Best By July 2018 019M720 o Best By July 2018 020M720

    Quantity: 135 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 March 1, 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.