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Oriental Packing Co., Inc.
FDA recall F-1616-2017 · Class I · reported 2017-03-22 · Terminated
- Product
- Hot/Spicy Jerk Curry Powder. Packaged under the names: Blue Mountain Country Hot Jamaican Jerk Curry Seasoning & Ocho Rios Spicy Jerk Curry Seasoning. Sold as 2 oz, 4 oz, 6 oz, 8 oz, 22 oz, and 5 lb.
- Reason
- Product samples tested positive for lead. Finished curry products tested and ground turmeric ingredient used to manufacture the curry seasoning also tested positive for lead.
- Quantity
- Approximately 373,411 lbs total
- Distribution
- FL & NY.
- Firm location
- FL, United States
- Initiated
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- First notice
- Recall started
- 2016-08-02
- Terminated
- 2017-05-08
- Code info
- Lot No. 013016. Exp. Dates: 11/01/2018 thru 06/29/2016.
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA Food Enforcement database (openFDA Food Enforcement, imported 2026-09). The FDA does not validate openFDA data for completeness or accuracy. This is a record of an enforcement action, not safety advice.