Gel Spice Co, Inc.: Food Recall in 2017 - (Recall #: F-1612-2017)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2017.

Data Source: FDA.

Product Description:

1) Ground Tumeric item #73535 Net Wt 50 lbs Distributed by Gel Spice Co., Inc 48 Hook Road, Bayonne, NJ 07002 2) Spice Supreme Ground Turmeric Net Wt 2 oz. (56 g) Packed in the USA by Gel Spice Co., Inc. Bayonne, NJ 07002 UPC 076114364628 3)Clear Value Ground Turmeric Net Wt. .75 oz (21 g) Distributed by TopCo Associates LLC Elk Grove Village, IL 60007, UPC 036800354920 4) Market Pantry Ground Turmeric, Net Wt. 0.95 oz. Distributed by Target Corporation Minneapolis, MN 55403 Product of India UPC 085239211038 5) Spice Select Ground Turmeric, Net Wt 8 oz.(227g), Distributed By: GelSpice, Co., Inc., Bayonne, NJ 07002, UPC 076114007730 6) Lieber's Turmeric, Net Wt. 2 oz (56g), Dist by Lieber's Chocolate & Food Products Co, Maspeth, New York 11378, UPC 04342700626 7) Gel brand Ground Turmeric, Net Wt. 15 oz., (425g) Plastic Bottle, Packed by Gel Spice Co., Inc., Bayonne, NJ 07002, UPC 076114800867 8) b'gan seasonings Ground Turmeric NET WT. 16 oz 1 LB (454 g) Dist. by S. Bertram. Inc, Linden, NJ 07036 UPC 9) Freshly Ground Turmeric Net Weight 2.8oz (79g) Orient Provision & Trading Co. LTD UPC 6281063884002 10) Spice Supreme Ground Turmeric Net Wt 2 oz. (56 g) Gel Spice Co., Inc. Bayonne, NJ 07002 UPC 07611436462 11) Fresh Finds Ground Turmeric Net Wt. 3.75 oz (106g) Distributed by: Big Lots Stores, Inc. PO Box 28523 Columbus OH 43228-0523 UPC 08102601230

Product Classification:

Class I

Date Initiated: July 28, 2016

Date Posted: March 22, 2017

Recall Number: F-1612-2017

Event ID: 74859

Reason for Recall:

Ground Turmeric may contain excess levels of lead.

Status: Terminated

Product Quantity: 34,712 pounds total for all recalled products

Code Information:

1) lot# TURM151247 2) Lot/BB Code 05/17/19 3) Lot/BB Code 04/27/19 4) Lot/BB Code 05APR2019 5) Lot/BB Code 03/18/2019 6) Lot/BB code 05/13/19 7) Lot/BB Code 04/18/2019 and 05/16/2019 8) E05P 9) 24-03-16-24-03-21 10) 05/02/2019 11) 03/08/19

Distribution Pattern:

nationwide

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated