Lower riskFood recall · FDA · Published March 17, 2025
Pacific Meridian Group Gold Garlic Powder Recall: Metal Contamination Risk
Pacific Meridian Group recalls 50-lb gold garlic powder (China-made) due to potential metal contamination. Consumers should check lot numbers on packaging for affected items.
“Pacific Meridian Group Gold Garlic Powder Recall: Metal Contamination Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated August 17, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/8205-pacific-meridian-group-gold-garlic-powder-recall-metal-contamination-risk. Based on FDA recall #F-0731-2025 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-0731-2025%22&limit=1).
The FDA announced on March 17, 2025, that Pacific Meridian Group, LLC is recalling Gold Garlic Powder Irradiated due to potential metal contamination. The voluntary Class II recall affects 175,000 lbs of product distributed in California, Illinois, and Texas.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: Pacific Meridian Group
Product: GOLD GARLIC POWDER IRRADIATED; NET WT. 50 LBS; PRODUCT OF CHINA
Lot Codes: LN11842024211IR, LN11842024212IR, LN11842024248IR, LN11842024249IR
The product poses a potential contamination risk with foreign objects, specifically metal. The FDA classified this as a Class II recall.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Pacific Meridian Group, LLC has one other recall on record since June 14, 2021, involving plastic pieces in Green Pace Chili Diced. Other recent recalls of similar products include Lucky Foods Cinnamon Powder Recall (Oct. 15, 2025), Haitai Cinnamon Powder Recall (Oct. 17, 2025), and Venzu Traders Cinnamon Powder Recall (Nov. 14, 2025).
How to tell if you have this one
Check packaging for lot numbers: LN11842024211IR (expires 7/29/2026), LN11842024212IR (expires 7/30/2026), LN11842024248IR (expires 9/4/2026), or LN11842024249IR (expires 9/5/2026).
Brand
Pacific Meridian Group
Category
Food
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check Product Lot Number
Look for lot numbers on the packaging: LN11842024211IR, LN11842024212IR, LN11842024248IR, or LN11842024249IR.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in 3 states.
Listed by the agency
Not listed
FDA distribution: “CA, IL, TX” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: California, Illinois, Texas.
Recall timeline
FDA published this recall 44 days after the firm started it.
1Firm started the recall
2FDA classified it Class II
3Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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-0731-2025 (March 17, 2025) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-0731-2025 to see it in context.
Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 17, 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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