CLASS I Food recall · Reported 8 Apr 2015 · FDA Enforcement Report
Cumin Powder (comino molido) Various brands recalled by Spice N' More
Spice N' More is recalling Cumin Powder (comino molido) Various brands: Key Food Quality Natural Spices, distributed in 8 states. The recall was initiated on 5 Jan 2015 and the FDA has classified it as Class I.
Check your package
Do not eat it. Return it to the store for a refund or throw it away. If you have symptoms after eating it, contact a doctor.
Recall details
- Recall number
- F-1786-2015
- FDA event ID
- 70217
- Recalling firm
- Spice N' More, Brooklyn, NY
- Brand
- Cumin
- Classification
- Class I
- Status
- Terminated
- Recall initiated
- 5 Jan 2015
- FDA classified
- 27 Mar 2015
- Reported
- 8 Apr 2015
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Customers notified by
- FAX
- Reason category
- Undeclared Peanuts
- Product category
- Spices
Timeline
| 5 Jan 2015 | Recall initiated by company | |
| 27 Mar 2015 | Classified by FDA | +81 days |
| 8 Apr 2015 | Published in enforcement report | +12 days |
Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.
Reason for recall
Cumin may contain undeclared peanut protein.
Product as listed by the FDA
Cumin Powder (comino molido) Various brands: 1) Key Food Quality Natural Spices , NET WT. 12 oz., UPC 073296001440; 2.)La Mina" Quality Natural Spices NET WT. 12 oz., UPC 818685010517; 3) Salma Natural Cumin NET WT. 12 oz., UPC 023913159085; 4.) Spice Class All Natural Cumin Powder NET WT. 7 oz, UPC 815978004239 and 12 oz., UPC 815978008220; 5) CASABLANCA NET WT. 7 oz., UPC 639235101178 and NET WT. 5 LB, in a plastic, clear container; 6) Natural spices H NET WT. 7 oz., UPC 63923510835; 7) Leader Meret Cumin Ground (toz kimyon NET WT. 7 oz., UPC 639235132356; 8) All Island Spice NET WT. 2.5 ozs., UPC 609539084729
Where it was distributed
MA, MD, MI, NJ, NY, PA, SC, VA
MassachusettsMarylandMichiganNew JerseyNew YorkPennsylvaniaSouth CarolinaVirginia
Questions about this recall
Why was it recalled?
Cumin may contain undeclared peanut protein.
Which lots are affected?
none
Where was it sold?
MA, MD, MI, NJ, NY, PA, SC, VA
What should I do if I have it?
Do not eat it. Return it to the store for a refund or throw it away. If you have symptoms after eating it, contact a doctor.
What does Class I mean?
Class I is the most serious FDA recall category: there is a reasonable probability that using the product will cause serious health consequences or death.
Read the official FDA notice · Source record retrieved 26 Sep 2026. The FDA describes openFDA data as unvalidated; the official notice takes precedence. This page reports the record and gives no medical advice.
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