Class I · Recall · initiated March 6, 2026 · Terminated
Kradjian recalls 4,400 lbs of Jordanian Zaatar mix for undeclared sesame and wheat
Kradjian Importing of Glendale, California recalled 4,400 lbs of MID EAST Jordanian Zaatar spice mix in 5 lb bags, packed by Propack Inc and sold to bakeries, because sesame and wheat were not declared.
The record
- Firm
- Kradjian Importing Company, Inc., Glendale, CA
- Product
- MID EAST Jordanian Zaatar spice mix; NET Wt. 5lb plastic bag; UPC: 094379607038 Packed by: Propack Inc. Sunvalley, CA 91354
- Reason, as filed
- “Undeclared allergen ingredients (sesame and wheat) in Zaatar Spice mix.”
- Classification
- Class I (Class I: reasonable probability of serious health consequences or death)
- Recall number
- H-0576-2026
- Initiated
- March 6, 2026
- Posted by FDA
- March 25, 2026
- Status
- Terminated · Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Quantity
- 4,400 pounds
- Distribution
- Distribution is to bakeries for further processing into various Zaatar breads and pastries.
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Why it happened, in plain English
The filed reason: “Undeclared allergen ingredients (sesame and wheat) in Zaatar Spice mix.” Zaatar as a category normally contains sesame seeds, so an undeclared-sesame finding on a zaatar mix points to the label rather than the recipe. Sesame is now a required allergen declaration in the US, and older label copy written before that change still turns up. Wheat in a spice mix is less expected; the record does not say what form it took.
The label says “Packed by: Propack Inc.” and Kradjian is the recalling firm. Distribution “is to bakeries for further processing into various Zaatar breads and pastries.” So the mix was an ingredient, the packer was a third party, and the products a consumer actually bought were breads and pastries from bakeries the record does not name. Those bakeries had to check whether their own labels or menus carried sesame and wheat. The record lists the recall as terminated.
Who else should care
Importers of Middle Eastern, Mediterranean and South Asian spice blends that use a contract packer, and the bakeries, restaurants and food-service kitchens that buy those blends in 5 lb bags. If your zaatar, dukkah or tahini-based supplier’s label is silent on sesame, that is a label to question.
Check: whether every spice blend you buy in bulk has a full ingredient statement on the bag, and whether your own finished-product labels carry the allergens from every blend that goes in.
Written 2026-09-08. Analysis is editorial; the record above is FDA's.