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McCormick & Company, Inc. - Flavor Manufacturing Center Recall: Mojave Foods Corporation (subsidiary of McCormick) is initiating a voluntary recall of El Guapo Chile Habanero and Chili Pasilla-Ancho pouches due to unlabeled peanut allergen.
🇺🇸 United States
TerminatedClass I
Company
McCormick & Company, Inc. - Flavor Manufacturing Center
Product
El Guapo Chile Habanero Habanero Chili Pepper 0.5oz
Recall date
January 11, 2019
Terminated
June 27, 2019
Source
FDA
Reason for recall
Mojave Foods Corporation (subsidiary of McCormick) is initiating a voluntary recall of El Guapo Chile Habanero and Chili Pasilla-Ancho pouches due to unlabeled peanut allergen.
- Recall initiated
- Reported by source
- Recall terminated
Recalled products
Product description
UPC
Quantity
Lot / code information
El Guapo Chile Habanero Habanero Chili Pepper 0.5oz
Not published in this source record
47,044 pouches
UPC# 044989012968; Best By Apr/05/19; Best By; Jun/21/19; Best By Jun/22/19; Best By Oct/29/19; Best By Dec/07/19; Best By Feb/05/20; Best By Feb/06/20; Best By; Jun/12/20
Distribution
Product distributed to the following states: AL
AR
AZ
CA
CO
FL
GA
ID
IL
IN
IA
KS
KY
MI
MN
MO
MT
NE
NV
NM
NC
OH
OK
OR
TN
TX
UT
WI
Official source record
Agency
FDA
Dataset
FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)
Recall number
F-1345-2019
Event ID
81938
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class I
Company
McCormick & Company, Inc. - Flavor Manufacturing Center
Product description
El Guapo Chile Habanero Habanero Chili Pepper 0.5oz
Quantity
47,044 pouches
Reason
Mojave Foods Corporation (subsidiary of McCormick) is initiating a voluntary recall of El Guapo Chile Habanero and Chili Pasilla-Ancho pouches due to unlabeled peanut allergen.
Recall initiation date
January 11, 2019
Report date
May 15, 2019
Classification date
Not published in this source record
Termination date
June 27, 2019
Distribution pattern
Product distributed to the following states: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, MI, MN, MO, MT, NE, NV, NM, NC, OH, OK, OR, TN, TX, UT, WI
UPC, lot, and code information
UPC# 044989012968; Best By Apr/05/19; Best By; Jun/21/19; Best By Jun/22/19; Best By Oct/29/19; Best By Dec/07/19; Best By Feb/05/20; Best By Feb/06/20; Best By; Jun/12/20
Voluntary or mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial notification method
Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
Source last updated
Not tracked separately from the Public Health Trace retrieval date below
Public Health Trace retrieval date
Other products recalled under this same event
This recall shares FDA event ID 81938 with 1 other product
entry in Public Health Trace.
FDA Recall🇺🇸 United StatesTerminatedHistorical recordClass I
McCormick & Company, Inc. - Flavor Manufacturing Center
Product
El Guapo Pasilla-Ancho Chile Pods 2oz, 7.5oz, 11oz
A map highlighting the states named in the source's distribution description.
Distributed
No data published
Shading reflects state-level totals only, as published by the source. It does not imply
county-level or point-level precision.
Distribution map
State
Distributed
Alabama
1
Arkansas
1
Arizona
1
California
1
Colorado
1
Florida
1
Georgia
1
Idaho
1
Illinois
1
Indiana
1
Iowa
1
Kansas
1
Kentucky
1
Michigan
1
Minnesota
1
Missouri
1
Montana
1
Nebraska
1
Nevada
1
New Mexico
1
North Carolina
1
Ohio
1
Oklahoma
1
Oregon
1
Tennessee
1
Texas
1
Utah
1
Wisconsin
1
States shown are extracted from the source's free-text distribution description above; a narrative
description (e.g. "distributed nationwide") may not list individual states to extract.
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