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El Guapo Chile Pods Recall: Unlabeled Peanut Allergen

El Guapo Pasilla-Ancho Chile Pods are recalled due to unlabeled peanut allergen. Check UPCs and best-by dates for affected lots.

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🇺🇸 FDA recall #F-1346-2019Food El Guapo ›

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Mojave Foods Corporation (subsidiary of McCormick) is initiating a voluntary recall of El Guapo Chile Habanero and Chile Pasilla-Ancho pouches due to unlabeled peanut allergen.

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Recalling firmMcCormick & Company, Inc. - Flavor Manufacturing Center11102 McCormick Rd Bldg 20 · Hunt Valley, MD 21031-1404

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McCormick & Company, Inc., through its subsidiary Mojave Foods Corporation, is recalling El Guapo Pasilla-Ancho Chile Pods because they contain an unlabeled peanut allergen. This poses a risk to individuals with peanut allergies who may unknowingly consume the product. The recall covers specific lots distributed across multiple states. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/17826-el-guapo-chile-pods-recall-unlabeled-peanut-allergen.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/17826-el-guapo-chile-pods-recall-unlabeled-peanut-allergen · Updated October 11, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-1346-2019

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“El Guapo Chile Pods Recall: Unlabeled Peanut Allergen.” GovInfoNow, updated October 11, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/17826-el-guapo-chile-pods-recall-unlabeled-peanut-allergen. Based on FDA recall #F-1346-2019 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-1346-2019%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on Jan. 11, 2019, that McCormick & Company, Inc. - Flavor Manufacturing Center is recalling El Guapo Pasilla-Ancho Chile Pods due to an unlabeled peanut allergen hazard. The agency classified the recall as Class I.

How to tell if you have it

El Guapo Pasilla-Ancho Chile Pods 2oz, UPC# 044989010391, Best By Jun/20/20
El Guapo Pasilla-Ancho Chile Pods 7.5oz, UPC# 044989211088, Best By Jun/13/20 or Jun/14/20
El Guapo Pasilla-Ancho Chile Pods 11oz, UPC# 044989211149, Best By Jun/12/20

The hazard

Mojave Foods Corporation, a subsidiary of McCormick, initiated the voluntary recall because the El Guapo Chile Habanero and Chile Pasilla-Ancho pouches contain unlabeled peanut allergen.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show McCormick & Company, Inc. - Flavor Manufacturing Center has two other recalls on record since Sept. 10, 2018. Other recent recalls of similar products include Fayus OLA-OLA Pounded Groundnuts Recall (June 19, 2026), Wilco Peanut Co Raw Shelled Peanuts Recall (May 18, 2026), and High Valley Orchard Chocolate Covered Raisins Recall (June 24, 2026).

How to tell if you have this one

Check your pantry for El Guapo Pasilla-Ancho Chile Pods in pouches labeled as 2oz, 7.5oz, or 11oz. Verify the UPC codes: 044989010391 (2oz), 044989211088 (7.5oz), and 044989211149 (11oz). Check the 'Best By' dates, which include Jun/20/20, Jun/13/20, Jun/14/20, and Jun/12/20.

Brand
El Guapo
Product
El Guapo Pasilla-Ancho Chile Pods 2oz, 7.5oz, 11oz
Category
Food

FDA recall event · 2 products

All 2 products in this recall

FDA lists each product line separately under one recall event. Check your product description, lot or code numbers against each row. Every row shares the hazard and remedy on this page.

Classification
Class I
Status
Terminated
Distribution
Product distributed to the following states: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, MI, MN, MO, MT, NE, NV, NM, NC, OH, OK, OR, TN, TX, UT, WI

Recall number	Product, codes & lots	Quantity
F-1345-2019	El Guapo Chile Habanero Habanero Chili Pepper 0.5oz; UPC# 044989012968; Best By Apr/05/19; Best By; Jun/21/19; Best By Jun/22/19; Best By Oct/29/19; Best By Dec/07/19; Best By Feb/05/20; Best By Feb/06/20; Best By; Jun/12/20	47,044 pouches
F-1346-2019	El Guapo Pasilla-Ancho Chile Pods 2oz, 7.5oz, 11oz; 2oz: UPC# 044989010391; Best By Jun/20/20 7.5oz: UPC# 044989211088; Best By Jun/13/20; Best By Jun/14/20 11oz: UPC# 044989211149; Best By Jun/12/20	2 oz, 22,848 pouches ; 7.5oz, 13,896 pouches ; 11oz, 2,064 pouches

Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

Stop consuming the product
Do not eat the recalled El Guapo Pasilla-Ancho Chile Pods due to the risk of an allergic reaction from unlabeled peanuts.
Discard or return the item
The record does not specify a return address or refund process, so you should discard the product safely.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in 28 states.

FDA distribution: “Product distributed to the following states: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, MI, MN, MO, MT, NE, NV, NM, NC, OH, OK, OR, TN, TX, UT, WI” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Wisconsin.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 5 months after the firm started it.

Jan 11, 2019Firm started the recall
May 13, 2019FDA classified it Class I
May 15, 2019Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
Jun 27, 2019FDA terminated the recall

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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Official source: FDA Recall #F-1346-2019 (January 11, 2019) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-1346-2019 to see it in context.
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