Regal Blackening Season recalled for rodent feces contamination
Regal Foods, Inc. is recalling Regal Blackening Season seasoning due to rodent feces found in oregano samples. The product was distributed to Georgia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Kentucky.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: This recall involves confirmed biological contamination (rodent feces) in a food product. Although no illnesses have been reported, rodent contamination in food represents a significant food safety hazard, and the FDA classified this as a Class II recall.
Plain-English summary
Regal Foods, Inc. is recalling Regal Blackening Season 5# seasoning in various containers due to the discovery of rodent feces in samples of oregano used in the product.
The contaminated product was distributed to consumers in Georgia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Kentucky. The recalled product is identified by code ORE22183 and consists of 56 lbs of the seasoning in various container sizes.
Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it. Do not use this product. Contact the manufacturer or your retailer for instructions on how to return or safely dispose of the recalled seasoning.
The recalled product
- Product
- REGAL BLACKENING SEASON 5#, various containers.
- Manufacturer
- Regal Foods, Inc
- Category
- Food — Seasonings / Spices
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Lot numbers (1)
- Code: ORE22183
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 8 recalled by Regal Foods, Inc under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.
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