JCB Flavors Menudo Spice Recalled for Peanut Allergen Contamination
JCB Flavors is recalling Menudo Spice because ground cumin used in the product tested positive for trace peanut allergens.
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: The recall involves allergen mislabeling/contamination with a common allergen (peanut), which meets the criteria for a High severity score (3) under the rubric.
Plain-English summary
JCB Flavors, LLC is recalling Menudo Spice, product code 1006163212, in 12 x 1.25 lb. jars. The recall involves 1,040 lb of total product. The affected lot codes are 1114140103 and 0912140505.
The recall was initiated after JCB Flavors was informed by their supplier, Schiff Food Products, that the ground cumin used as an ingredient in the seasoning tested positive for trace amounts of peanut allergens. The ground cumin was received by JCB Flavors between October and December 2014.
The product was distributed in Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, California, Indiana, New Jersey, and Arkansas. Consumers with this product should stop using it and contact JCB Flavors for instructions on disposal or return.
The recalled product
- Product
- JCB FLAVORS, LLC, Product Code 1006163212, Menudo Spice, 12 x 1.25 lb. jar.
- Manufacturer
- JCB Flavors, LLC
- Category
- Food — Spices & Seasonings
- Hazard
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 (2)
- Lot Codes: 1114140103
- 0912140505.
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 42 recalled by JCB Flavors, LLC 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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