Food recall

U.B.C. Food Distributors INC. recall: Baraka Hot Curry Powder packed in 7 OZ Plastic Jar

U.B.C. Food Distributors INC., of Dearborn, MI, recalled Baraka Hot Curry Powder packed in 7 OZ Plastic Jar and 1 other product. The FDA's reason: “UBC FOOD Distributors initiated a voluntary recall of Baraka Hot and Mild Curry Powder packed in 7 oz. plastic tubs due to high levels of lead found in the products.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on October 19, 2018, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of December 19, 2018. 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 June 2, 2020

The recall

Company
U.B.C. Food Distributors INC. (Dearborn, MI)
Reason, in FDA's words
“UBC FOOD Distributors initiated a voluntary recall of Baraka Hot and Mild Curry Powder packed in 7 oz. plastic tubs due to high levels of lead found in the products.”
Where it was sold
Domestic: CO, IL, IN, MI, MO, MN, NE, NY, OH Foreign/ VA/DOD: None
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
81385

The 2 products recalled

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

  • F-0715-2019 Class I

    Baraka Hot Curry Powder packed in 7 OZ Plastic Jar

    Codes: Baraka Hot Curry Powder packed in 7 oz. Plastic Jar, Upc 8 22514 26556 6 / case UPC 8 22514 266808 Product ID SPI .26556 (Hot)

    Quantity: 8 cases

  • F-0716-2019 Class I

    Baraka Mild Curry Powder packed in 7 oz. Plastic Jar

    Codes: Baraka Mild Curry Powder packed in 7 oz Plastic Jar, Upc 8 22514 26553 5 / case UPC 822514266761 product ID SPI .26553 (Regular)

    Quantity: 8 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 December 19, 2018.

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.