Food recall

Elite Spice Inc. recall: Basil Olive Oil Flavored Tortilla Seasoning Package Type

Elite Spice Inc., of Jessup, MD, recalled Basil Olive Oil Flavored Tortilla Seasoning Package Type. The FDA's reason: “Elite Spice, Inc. has initiated a recall of Basil Olive Oil Flavored Tortilla Seasoning, Lot Number:1-310242, Units Per Case: 1, Weight Per Package: 50 pounds because Elite Spice produced a batch...” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on March 1, 2019, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of May 15, 2019. 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

Allergen not on the label

Status

Terminated

Closed August 15, 2019

The recall

Company
Elite Spice Inc. (Jessup, MD)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Elite Spice, Inc. has initiated a recall of Basil Olive Oil Flavored Tortilla Seasoning, Lot Number:1-310242, Units Per Case: 1, Weight Per Package: 50 pounds because Elite Spice produced a batch of seasoning containing an undeclared milk allergen .”
Where it was sold
One customer domestically
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
82516

The product recalled

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

  • F-1330-2019 Class I

    Basil Olive Oil Flavored Tortilla Seasoning Package Type: Box with liner, Units Per Case: 1, Weight Per Package: 50 pounds

    Codes: Product Code: 37805A9 Lot Number: 1-310242

    Quantity: 10 Cases, equals 500 pounds

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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 May 15, 2019.

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.