Ground ginger recalled over elevated levels of lead in one lot
Eagle Spice and Extract is recalling 2,476 units of Eagle Spice Ground Ginger 16 oz because the product contains elevated levels of lead.
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: Scored 3 under the risk-of-harm criterion: elevated lead in a food is a chemical hazard, and no illnesses are reported.
Plain-English summary
Eagle Spice Ground Ginger, 16 oz, from Eagle Spice and Extract Co., is being recalled because it contains elevated levels of lead (Pb).
The recall covers 2,476 units from lot 24907EGGG, best used by 27 January 2028. The product was distributed in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania. The FDA has classified the recall as Class II.
Lead is a heavy metal with no safe exposure level, and repeated dietary exposure is the concern with a pantry spice. The enforcement record describes the elevated levels and reports no illnesses.
Anyone holding a jar from lot 24907EGGG should stop using it and follow the retailer's instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- Eagle Spice Ground Ginger 16 oz.
- Manufacturer
- Eagle Spice and Extract Co., Inc.
- Category
- Food — Spice
- Affected units
- 2,476
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)
- Lot: 24907EGGG Best Used by: 01/27/2028
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