Hot/Spicy Curry Powder. Packaged under the names: Blue Mountain Country Hot Jamaican Curry Powder, Jamaican Ch

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Hot/Spicy Curry Powder. Packaged under the names: Blue Mountain Country Hot Jamaican Curry Powder, Jamaican Choice Jamaican Hot Curry Powder, Ocho Rios Jamaica Nice Spicy Hot Curry Powder Seasoning, Ocho Rios Hot N Spicy Jamaican Style Curry Powder, Oriental Brand Grade A Jamaican Curry Powder Hot & Spicy, Grace Jamaican Style Hot Curry Powder, and Grace Caribbean Tradition Hot Curry Powder. Sold as 2 oz, 4 oz, 6 oz, 8 oz, 22 oz, and 5 lb. Oriental Packing Co., Inc. · reported 2017-03-22

Terminated This recall has been closed out by the agency.

Reason for recall: Product samples tested positive for lead. Finished curry products tested and ground turmeric ingredient used to manufacture the curry seasoning also tested positive for lead.
Classification: Class I
Recall initiated: 2016-08-02
Reported by the agency: 2017-03-22
Closed out (terminated): 2017-05-08
Recalling firm: Oriental Packing Co., Inc.
Miami, FL
United States
This is the firm that issued the recall — commonly a distributor or processor. It is not the origin of contamination.
Distribution (the agency's own words): FL & NY.
States we parsed from that text: FL NY
The agency named these states. Parse method explicit_state_list, confidence high.
Food category: Sauces, condiments & spicesderived
Assigned by a reviewed keyword rulebook over the product description, not by the agency.
Recall type: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number: F-1614-2017

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