Food recall: Paprika Sweet American Garden 12/3.25oz, Global Food Export
Class II FDA enforcement event 78774. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
Spice Chain Corporation has decided to initiate a product recall of Paprika after receiving several consumer complaints of finding beetles in retail containers.
Class II, in the words of FDA
a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote
Spice Chain Corporation started this food recall on 12 Dec 2017. The firm address in the FDA record is in East Brunswick, NJ. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 78774 has 9 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 17 Jan 2018. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 23 Sep 2021.
It is important to note that most of the time recall classifications are determined after the recalling firm provides all of the information needed to determine the risk posed to public health. The classification and posting in the FDA Enforcement Report should not be seen as an expansion or change to a firm’s voluntary public warning.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
All product sold by Spice Chain was shipped within the United States.
Recalling firm
Spice Chain Corporation, East Brunswick, NJ.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
9 product records in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F-0645-2018 | Paprika Sweet American Garden 12/3.25oz, Global Food Export | 1043.27 lbs | Class II | Terminated | 17 Jan 2018 |
| F-0646-2018 | Paprika Powder Guaranteed Value 12/2.75oz, C&S Distribution | 4024.46 lbs | Class II | Terminated | 17 Jan 2018 |
| F-0647-2018 | Paprika PAPA 12/5oz, International Bazaar | 8148.75 lbs | Class II | Terminated | 17 Jan 2018 |
| F-0648-2018 | Paprika Powder Krasdale 12/2.75oz, Krasdale | 2318.65 lbs | Class II | Terminated | 17 Jan 2018 |
| F-0649-2018 | Paprika Powder HyTop 12/2.5oz, Merchants | 2128.65 lbs | Class II | Terminated | 17 Jan 2018 |
| F-0650-2018 | Paprika Powder Shopper's Value 12/2.75oz, SuperValue | 1678.74 lbs | Class II | Terminated | 17 Jan 2018 |
| F-0651-2018 | Paprika Lowes 12/2.5oz, Topco | 58.13 lbs | Class II | Terminated | 17 Jan 2018 |
| F-0652-2018 | Paprika Hun Budapest 12/5oz, World Finer Foods | 1822.5 lbs | Class II | Terminated | 17 Jan 2018 |
| F-0653-2018 | Paprika HUN Kalosca 12/5o, World Finer Foods | 20771.25 lbs. | Class II | Terminated | 17 Jan 2018 |
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Class II: The middle of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Food events that started in 2017
- 599
- Share of these events in Class II
- 52%
- Product records in this event
- 9
- Events of the firm on the register
- 1
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report F-0645-2018The FDA record of the first product of this event.
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Cite this page
Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 78774. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/78774/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- openFDA food enforcement reports
- Licence
- CC0 1.0
- Export date
- 28 Sep 2026
- Newest FDA report date on the register
- 23 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Where was the product distributed?
- The FDA record gives this distribution:
All product sold by Spice Chain was shipped within the United States.
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 78774?
- The event has 9 product records. The first record gives this quantity:
1043.27 lbs
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many food recalls of 2017 have the same class?
- 52% of the 599 food events that started in 2017 are in Class II.