Inside the Peanut-Tainted Cumin Recalls: What Happened?

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As the contaminated cumin recalls continue, the best course of action for peanut- and nut-allergic individuals is to keep apprised of the recalled brands and, when in doubt, contact the manufacturer.

If a reaction to a cumin-containing product is suspected, it should be reported to your local FDA Consumer Complaint Coordinator. If you spot a product that is included in the recalls on a grocer’s shelves, you should report it to the store and to the FDA.

For more details on products affected by the recalls, including lot numbers and label photos, see the chart below. Check the official FDA and USDA recalls pages at FDA main recalls page and USDA FSIS Main Recalls page.

(Recalls Chart includes information up until April 17, 2015)

Cumin Recalls List for Peanut or Almond

Company Name	Key Brands	Product Type Recalled
Adams Flavors, Foods and Ingredients	Adams products, and Earl Campbell	Spices and seasonings
Adams Flavors, Foods and Ingredients	Private Selection	Bread crumbs
Agri Star Meat & Poultry	Aaron’s Best	Beef franks
Aleias Gluten Free Foods, LLC	Aleias Gluten Free	Croutons
America’s Best	America’s Best	Cumin powder
B&G Foods*	Ortega and Las Palmas	Taco spices, kits and sauces
B&M, Inc.	Target Archer Farms, and The Fresh Market	Spices and seasonings
Badia Spices, Inc	Badia	Ground Cumin
Best Foods, Inc	Deer	Ground Cumin
Bon Appetizers, LLC	Cuisine Innovations, Ridgecrest and Culinary Secrets	Chicken Products
Buffalo Provisions	Brooklyn Cured, El Casero, and La Centro Americana	Chicken chorizo
Campos Foods	Rockin’ Roasted	Chicken
Clemens Food Group	Hatfield	Pork ribs
Con Yeager Spice Company	Numerous brands including Burning Asphalt Sauces, Naser Foods, Shop N Save, Trader Horn and more. Click for full list.	Spice and seasonings
Condies Food Inc.	Condies Foods, Dr. J’s	Salsas
Daniel Weaver Company	Y√∂r√ºk Brand	Beef sausage
Franklin Farms	Franklin Farms	Veggie burgers
Fresh Food Manufacturing Co.	Giant Eagle Market District, and Good Cents	Chili
Garcia Foods	Hill Country Fare	Pork sausage
Garden Lites	Garden Lites, and Classic Cooking	Veggie products
Goya Foods Inc.	Goya, and Kirby Brand	Black bean products
Hausman Foods	Hausman Foods	Beef and pork
HEB Meat Center	HEB Meats	Pork
Heywood’s Meat Haus & Provision Co.	Heywood’s Provision Company	Pork shoulder
Holiday Foods	Holiday Foods	Beef, chicken and pork products
Jardine Foods	D.L.Jardines, Shotgun Willie’s	Chili Mix
J&B Sausage Co.	Cajun Hollar Brand	Chicken
J&B Sausage Co.	Various “Fully Cooked” products and more. Click for product labels.	Beef and chicken
Kabob’s Acquisition, Inc.	Kabobs	Beef & chicken
La Flor Products Co.	La Flor	Ground cumin
Maya Overseas Food, Inc	Maya Overseas Food	Cumin powder
MorningStar Farms	MorningStar	Black bean burgers
Morrison Meat Packers	Vida Latina, El Toro	Cooked pork products
NAC Foods Co.	Mimi’s Products, and Rosa Maria	Ground cumin
Raja Foods	SWAD	Cumin powder
Reily Foods*	Carroll Shelby, and Wick Fowler brands	Chili seasoning
REO Spice & Seasoning, Inc.	REO Country Style	Chili seasoning
Sentry Food Solutions	Sabor Latino	Beef & chicken
Shirk’s Meats	Shirk’s Meats	Pork sausage
Spice N’More	Casablanca, Salma, Spice Class, La Mina, Leader Meret, All Island Spice, Key Food, and H Harvest	Cumin powder
Taj Ethnic Gourmet	Taj Ethnic Gourmet	Spices and seasonings
TEN BC LLC	Tommy’s Superfoods	Santa Fe Rice
The Spice Mill	The Spice Mill Chef’s Choice	Ground cumin and seasoning
US Foods	US Foods	Beef fajita strips
Whole Foods Market	Numerous items prepared with a supplier’s peanut-contaminated ground cumin spice. Click for full list.	Multiple food, meat and spice products
Zenobia Company LLC	My Spice Sage	Ground cumin
Zilk’s Foods LLC	Zilks	Hummus products

*These are part of an earlier recall for peanut and almond contamination in cumin spice. One official said it does not appear to be part of the same series of cumin recalls, but be aware of those recalled items too.

Note: There has also been an allergy recall on Spiceco’s Pride of Szeged brand of “sweet Hungarian paprika” due to peanut contamination. This paprika product has also been recalled by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency for the same reason.

Important Note: Under U.S. labeling rules, a product’s ingredients list can simply say “spices” or “flavors”. If a product that’s spiced doesn’t not specify “cumin”, that doesn’t mean cumin isn’t present. It may be hidden behind the more general terms. Cumin is part of many spice blends such as chili powder and curry.

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Cumin Recalls List for Peanut or Almond

Company Name

Key Brands

Product Type Recalled