Goya Honey with Comb Recall: Unregistered Chemical Found
Tradewind Foods recalls Goya Honey with Comb (Lot 15173) due to the presence of an unregistered chemical. Check your jars.
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Goya Honey with Comb product tested by FDA showed presence of 2, 6 Dichlorobenzamide which is not EPA registered for use in honey.
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What happened, in plain English
Tradewind Foods de Puerto Rico Inc. is recalling Goya brand Honey with Comb because testing revealed the presence of 2,6 Dichlorobenzamide, a substance not registered by the EPA for use in honey. The product was distributed in Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, and several Caribbean islands. No specific remedy or return instructions are provided in this record. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/24079-goya-honey-with-comb-recall-unregistered-chemical-found.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/24079-goya-honey-with-comb-recall-unregistered-chemical-found · Updated October 9, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-2602-2016
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“Goya Honey with Comb Recall: Unregistered Chemical Found.” GovInfoNow, updated October 9, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/24079-goya-honey-with-comb-recall-unregistered-chemical-found. Based on FDA recall #F-2602-2016 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-2602-2016%22&limit=1).
Why it’s dangerous
The product contains 2,6 Dichlorobenzamide, which is not EPA registered for use in honey. The record does not specify the health risks associated with ingesting this chemical.
Who’s affected
Consumers in Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands (St. Croix and St. John), and international locations including St. Maarten, Anguila, Tortola, Curacao, and Aruba who purchased this specific lot of honey.
How to tell if you have this one
Look for Goya Honey with Comb jars labeled "PURE ALL NATURAL" with a net weight of 16 OZ (1LB). The critical identifier is the code "15173" printed on the label alongside "GOYA FOODS, INC." and the address in Secaucus, NJ.
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What to do — step by step
Stop consuming the product
Do not eat the honey due to the presence of an unregistered chemical.
Check your label
Verify if your jar has the code 15173 and matches the description of Goya Honey with Comb.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide, and outside the U.S.
FDA distribution: “Domestic: Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (St. Croix and St. John); International: St. Marteen, Anguila, Tortola, Curacao, and Aruba.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
Distributed nationwide, and outside the U.S.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 12 months after the firm started it.
- Firm started the recall
- FDA classified it Class III
- Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
- FDA terminated the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
- Official source: FDA Recall #F-2602-2016 (June 7, 2016) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-2602-2016 to see it in context.
- Plain-language summary written by qwen3.6:35b-a3b on October 9, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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