Food recall

Kalustyan Corp. recall: Ground cinnamon

Kalustyan Corp., of Union, NJ, recalled Ground cinnamon. The FDA's reason: “Possible Salmonella contamination in cinnamon.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on September 23, 2020, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of October 14, 2020. 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

Salmonella

Status

Terminated

Closed December 2, 2021

The recall

Company
Kalustyan Corp. (Union, NJ)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Possible Salmonella contamination in cinnamon”
Where it was sold
Distributed in bulk to TX and IL in the US. Distributed to foreign facilities in Canada and Costa Rica
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
86472

The product recalled

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

  • F-0005-2021 Class I

    Ground cinnamon. Packaged in bulk 50 lb. corrugated boxes with inside liner.

    Codes: Original manufactured lot # 165089 which was divided into 4 smaller lots: lot # 175742(7/6/20), lot # 173326 (5/11/20), lot # 174291 (6/1/20) & lot # 174382 (6/8/20).

    Quantity: 243 boxes (12,150 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 October 14, 2020.

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.