Lipari Foods Recalls Lot of Lipari-Branded Ground Cumin Tubs

Company Announcement Date: April 20, 2023
FDA Publish Date: April 20, 2023
Product Type: Food & Beverages ; Spices, Flavors & Salts ; Foodborne Illness
Reason for Announcement: Salmonella
Company Name: Lipari Foods
Brand Name: Lipari Foods
Product Description: Ground cumin

WARREN, Mich. – Lipari Foods has issued a voluntary recall of a specific lot of Lipari Branded Ground Cumin Tubs manufactured by International Food due to potential presence of Salmonella contamination. Salmonella is an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.

Healthy people infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. In rare circumstances, infection can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial infections (i.e., infected aneurysms), endocarditis, and arthritis.

The products were distributed to retail stores in Alabama; Arkansas; Florida; Georgia; Illinois; Indiana; Kentucky; Michigan; Missouri; North Carolina; Ohio; Oklahoma; Pennsylvania; Texas; Virgina; and Wisconsin.

Products were distributed as generic product with “Distributed by Lipari Foods” listed on the label. Here’s how you can identify affected products:

Brand: Lipari
Product: Ground cumin
Size: 6 oz. tub
Lot Code: 220914601
Best By Date: September 2024
UPC: 094776212620

There are no reported illnesses in connection with this product to date.

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development discovered the possible contamination after they were alerted that a sample of the ground cumin collected by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services tested positive for Salmonella.

Consumers who have purchased this recalled product should not consume it. They should return it to the point of purchase. Consumers with questions should call Customer Service at 1-800-729-3354 between 8:15AM-4:30PM EST Monday-Friday. Read more about this recall on the FDA website.
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*We believe that none of the product being recalled were processed or offered through the national office .
*We strongly encourage you to notify your agencies within one business day from receipt of this notice.
*ALL cased and uncased inventories, both at the member level and agency level, need to be checked. This product may have entered member and agency warehouses through salvage, local donations, TEFAP, local purchases, retail pickups, food drives, or other avenues.
*For additional local details, please contact the Health Department(s) for the area(s) your food bank serves.

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