Kirkland Signature Coarse Ground Malabar Pepper, 12.7 oz Plastic Jars, UPC 096619164998. Packaging includes

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Kirkland Signature Coarse Ground Malabar Pepper, 12.7 oz Plastic Jars, UPC 096619164998. Packaging includes a PET bottle. The lid is made of Polypropylene and contains a tinplate insert and a Polypropylene five-hole cap. The label on the jar is a rectangular label (front and back) information is superimposed over an antique map in various shades of brown. Olde Thompson, Inc. · reported 2014-07-09

Terminated This recall has been closed out by the agency.

Reason for recall: Olde Thompson is recalling Kirkland Signature Coarse Ground Malabar Black Pepper because it may be contaminated with Salmonella.
Classification: Class I
Recall initiated: 2014-06-05
Reported by the agency: 2014-07-09
Closed out (terminated): 2014-07-25
Recalling firm: Olde Thompson, Inc.
Oxnard, CA
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): Nationwide in US: UT, CA , AZ, NJ, MD, FL, GA, IL, TX Worldwide to: Canada
States we parsed from that text: AZ CA FL GA IL MD NJ TX UT
The agency named these states. Parse method explicit_state_list, confidence high.
Food category: Produce (fruit & vegetables)derived
Assigned by a reviewed keyword rulebook over the product description, not by the agency.
Recall type: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number: F-2077-2014

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