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Food recall: Ground cumin seed; Received in 50 lb. bags Shipped in 25# bags Country of Origin - Turkey: Certified Kosher; Starwest Bo

FDA enforcement event 70187 · Class I · initiated 30 Dec 2014 · status Terminated · terminated 24 Jun 2015

FoodVoluntary: Firm initiated1 product recordSacramento, CA

Starwest Botanicals, Inc (Sacramento, CA) initiated this food recall on 30 Dec 2014; FDA lists 1 product record under event 70187, classified Class I.

FDA defines Class I as a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. 50% of the 573 food enforcement events initiated in 2014 carry the same class.

Status: Terminated, terminated 24 Jun 2015. Initiation: voluntary: firm initiated. Starwest Botanicals, Inc has 5 enforcement events on this register, with a median of 1 product record per event.

Recall classification reflects the relative degree of health hazard. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. openFDA export dated 28 Sep 2026.

Recalling firm

Starwest Botanicals, Inc, Sacramento, CA.

Reason for recall

"Firm was notified by supplier of ground cumin that it may contain peanut protein."

Distribution

"KS, CA"

Product records

Recall number	Product	Quantity	Class	Status	Report date
F-1198-2015	Ground cumin seed; Received in 50 lb. bags Shipped in 25# bags Country of Origin - Turkey: Certified Kosher; Starwest Botanicals, Sacramento, CA Received from Schiff Food Products Co. ,Inc. Totowa, NJ 07512	25 lbs	Class I	Terminated	18 Feb 2015

Context

50%of 2014 food events are Class I573 events that year

1product record in this eventfirm median: 1

5events on this register for the firm

Other enforcement events for Starwest Botanicals, Inc

Initiated	Product (first record)	Type	Class	Records
2 Apr 2021	Starwest Botanicals Item#: 209617-34, Item# 209617-31 Wood Betony Herb C/S Organic Stackys Officinalis Origin: Croatia D	Food	Class II	1
16 Oct 2020	Elderberry Whole Organic; Sambucus Nigra; Origin: Croatia 1 lb. and 4 oz. Distributed in Mylar bags. 1 lb. UPC: 7 67963	Food	Class I	2
6 Mar 2018	Cardamom Pods Green Whole Organic Sold in 25 lb. bulk boxes and 1 lb. retail plastic bags UPC 1 pound bags: 7-6796302528	Food	Class I	1
14 Jan 2015	BAM124 Chili Powder Salt Free	Food	Class I	5

All 5 events for Starwest Botanicals, Inc

Questions and answers

Why was this food recalled?

FDA's record gives the reason for recall as: "Firm was notified by supplier of ground cumin that it may contain peanut protein."

What does Class I mean?

FDA classifies recalls by relative degree of health hazard. Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

Where was the product distributed?

FDA's distribution pattern field reads: "KS, CA"

Is the recall still ongoing?

FDA lists the status as Terminated; the termination date is 24 Jun 2015. "Terminated" means FDA has determined that all reasonable efforts to remove or correct the product have been made.

Where does this data come from?

openFDA enforcement reports (food, drug and device), CC0, export dated 28 Sep 2026. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. The FDA enforcement report linked above is authoritative.

Provenance

Source: openFDA food enforcement reports (CC0), export dated 28 Sep 2026; records grouped by FDA event number. The class shown for the event is the most severe class among its records. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.