Laurie Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Here is the information: http://www.fda.gov/Food/RecallsOutbreaksEmergencies/SafetyAlertsAdvisories/ucm434274.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orthodox6 Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 You are very helpful to others to have posted this. Thank you! I don't check for food recalls so often as I should. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Peregrine Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellifera33 Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Thank you for posting this! As a mom of a kiddo with food allergies, I have found it helpful to subscribe to the FDA recall alerts. I receive several notices each day in my inbox. The cumin recall continues to grow. Right now dd is having very bland food--I don't trust anything anymore! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spryte Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Yes, this cumin recall has been growing since (!!!!) December. It is frightening in its scope. I would caution everyone with allergies to be very careful about foods containing cumin, as well as eating out in one's "safe" restaurants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandylubug Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Thanks for the share. That is so scary! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bambam Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Thank you for posting this. I was able to warn a friend with a child with penaut allergies, and yes, she has one of the recalled brands of cumin in her pantry. Now it is removed. Your super good deed for the day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tess in the Burbs Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 I saw this and luckily I don't buy sauces/mixes with cumin in it. I usually make my own spice mixes. I have no clue when I bought this latest cumin though. Pretty sure it was before the move??? And we use cumin a lot. It's scary. Dh was really ticked off by how big this has become b/c people want to use fillers. I think he would have planted cumin last night if he knew how and it grew here lol Which leads to the real question...can you buy any SAFE cumin right now? I am willing to give my current mega bottle away since I can't figure out when I bought it...but could I get safe cumin anywhere??? (someone needs to go into the food safe spice business) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loowit Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 I have been following this recall for a while. It is very scary and it is frustrating because no one knows yet how wide spread it is, and companies don't have to put cumin on the label if they only use a small amount, it can be listed as "spices". I am making everything from scratch for DS because I can't trust even those foods that are supposed to be peanut free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Ds' girlfriend has a peanut allergy so I knew about this. What's scary is that the company supplies restaurants, so if you looked at the allergy menu and chose something seasoned with cumin that was supposedly safe, it might not be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spryte Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 I saw this and luckily I don't buy sauces/mixes with cumin in it. I usually make my own spice mixes. I have no clue when I bought this latest cumin though. Pretty sure it was before the move??? And we use cumin a lot. It's scary. Dh was really ticked off by how big this has become b/c people want to use fillers. I think he would have planted cumin last night if he knew how and it grew here lol Which leads to the real question...can you buy any SAFE cumin right now? I am willing to give my current mega bottle away since I can't figure out when I bought it...but could I get safe cumin anywhere??? (someone needs to go into the food safe spice business) Not sure how in depth you want to go, but my understanding after tons of research (and take this with a grain of unspiced salt, because this cumin situation is changing fast & my research was a few weeks ago) is that there are only a few major suppliers of cumin in the world. At least one of these was compromised (I think it was actually 2). Since the contamination took place out of the US, it's been hard to trace, thus the unfolding of more and more info over such a long period. If you do some digging (i.e emailing companies directly), you can get some answers - if you ask the right questions. As of a few weeks ago, McCormick assured me via email that they were not affected by the recall, and their cumin did not come from an affected supplier. I would encourage you not to trust my word for it though, because this situation is changing often and quickly, and what I heard a few weeks ago may not be accurate. For lots of discussion and info, check out this (long) thread on my favorite food allergy support site: http://foodallergysupport.olicentral.com/index.php/topic,9886.0.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tess in the Burbs Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 very helpful, thanks for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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