Food recall

Gourmet Spice LLC dba International Spice recall: PICS Ground Cinnamon NET WT 16 OZ (453g) UPC 4173505270

Gourmet Spice LLC dba International Spice, of Lakewood, NJ, recalled PICS Ground Cinnamon NET WT 16 OZ (453g) UPC 4173505270. The FDA's reason: “Cumin mislabeled as cinnamon.” The FDA classified it Class III: it is unlikely to cause harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on July 21, 2022, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of August 31, 2022. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class III

It is unlikely to cause harm

Why

Labeling, packaging or manufacturing problems

Status

Terminated

Closed October 27, 2022

The recall

Company
Gourmet Spice LLC dba International Spice (Lakewood, NJ)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Cumin mislabeled as cinnamon”
Where it was sold
Distributed to The Golub Corp and then further distributed to Price Chopper retail stores in MA
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
90663

The product recalled

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

  • F-1578-2022 Class III

    PICS Ground Cinnamon NET WT 16 OZ (453g) UPC 4173505270

    Codes: exp 12/31/2023

    Quantity: 32 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 August 31, 2022.

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.