Class I · Recall · initiated March 24, 2026 · Terminated
Unistel Industries recalls Salute Seasonings ground allspice for possible Salmonella
A Rochester, New York firm recalled 330 units of Salute Seasonings Ground All Spice in 16 oz packs, shipped to California, Hawaii and Washington, because the product may be contaminated with Salmonella.
The record
- Firm
- Unistel Industries Inc., Rochester, NY
- Product
- SALUTE SEASONINGS; Ground All Spice; Net Wt 16oz; Unistel Industries 650 Blossom Road Rochester, NY 14610; UPC: 7 69203 01617 0
- Reason, as filed
- “Product may be contaminated with Salmonella.”
- Classification
- Class I (Class I: reasonable probability of serious health consequences or death)
- Recall number
- H-0666-2026
- Initiated
- March 24, 2026
- Posted by FDA
- April 29, 2026
- Status
- Terminated · Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Quantity
- 330 units
- Distribution
- CA, HI, WA
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Why it happened, in plain English
The filed reason: “Product may be contaminated with Salmonella.” The record does not say what prompted it, whether a test, a supplier notice or something else. The product is a single-ingredient spice, ground allspice in a 16 oz pack, and only 330 units were involved, distributed to CA, HI and WA.
In general terms, allspice is a dried berry, imported, ground and packed. Nothing in that chain kills Salmonella unless someone adds a treatment step, such as steam or another validated process. A small packer that buys whole or ground allspice and repacks it into its own brand inherits whatever the raw spice carried. Ground spice goes into foods both cooked and uncooked, so the packer cannot count on the end user’s kitchen. The record lists the recall as terminated.
Who else should care
Small spice repackers and seasoning brands that buy bulk ground spices and fill retail packs. A one-ingredient product in a 16 oz pack looks like a foodservice or restaurant-supply item, which means the 330 units may have gone into a lot of meals before anyone heard about the recall.
Check: whether the spices you repack were treated for pathogens before you received them, and whether you have the supplier’s validation for that treatment on file, not just a line on the COA.
Written 2026-09-08. Analysis is editorial; the record above is FDA's.