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title: "Baraka: Ground black pepper — FDA announcement Jun 3, 2024 | Is It on Recall"
description: "Potential Contamination with Salmonella"
url: https://isitonrecall.com/recall/fdapress-c73ede0d28369efa-baraka-ground-black-pepper/
updated: 2026-10-01
site: "Is It on Recall"
language: en
---

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# Baraka: Ground black pepper — FDA announcement Jun 3, 2024

Published notice; closure not supplied

A company announcement posted by FDA. The listing date can differ from the original announcement date. The absence of a termination marker does not prove the recall is currently ongoing.

Source date Jun 3, 2024. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026.

Archive changed Oct 1, 2026. USDA FSIS records are unavailable; [check FSIS directly](https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls). [Source coverage and dates](https://isitonrecall.com/sources/).

## What the record says

- **Product**: Ground black pepper
- **Reason**: Potential Contamination with Salmonella
- **Classification**: Not supplied
- **Recalling firm**: UBC Food Distributors
- **Quantity**: Not supplied
- **Agency-reported status**: Company recall announcement
- **Source record identifier**: c73ede0d28369efa

[Open the official record](https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/ubc-food-distributors-recalls-baraka-brand-ground-black-pepper-spice-because-possible-health-risk)

## Lot and product identifiers

| Label field | Details supplied by the agency |
| --- | --- |
| Lot, code or applicability | UBC Food Distributors in Dearborn Michigan is recalling the Ground Black Pepper under the Baraka brand name in 7oz plastic containers 7oz \* 10 With UPC code 8 22514 26626 6 because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In rare circumstances, infection with Salmonella can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial infections (i.e., infected aneurysms), endocarditis and arthritis.; The product comes in a 7 ounce, clear plastic package marked with expiration date of January 2026 on the back of the label. |

Match all identifying details in the current notice. A brand name alone is not enough.

## Distribution

Not supplied

No US distribution state could be established from this record. Check the official notice.

## Dates in the source

- **Fda listing date**: Jun 3, 2024
- **Company announcement date**: Jun 3, 2024

FDA company pages use the listing date; enforcement records use initiation dates; CPSC uses recall date; NHTSA uses report-received date. These dates are not interchangeable.

## What to do next

Consumers who have purchased 7-ounce container of ground black pepper are urged to return them to the place of purchase for a full refund. Consumers with questions may contact the company at 313-846-8117 Monday to Friday between 9 am to 5 pm.

[Read the current instructions](https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/ubc-food-distributors-recalls-baraka-brand-ground-black-pepper-spice-because-possible-health-risk)

## Related records

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