Pan-Caribbean Brown Sugar Recall - Metal Fragments
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The Department of Environmental Health (DEH) has issued a food recall alert for packaged brown sugar manufactured by Pan-Caribbean Sugar Company Limited in Jamaica, labelled 'Pan-Caribbean Sugar', due to contamination with small metal fragments. DEH is coordinating with importers, wholesalers, and retailers to withdraw the product from the food supply. The product is sold in 1lb, 2lb, and 4lb packages. Consumers are advised to avoid consuming the product and should either dispose of small quantities in regular garbage or return packages to the point of purchase.
“The DEH is advising consumers to avoid consuming the product and either dispose of small quantities in your regular garbage or return packages to the point of purchase.”
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The Department of Environmental Health has issued an alert concerning the recall of Pan-Caribbean Brown Sugar from Pan-Caribbean Sugar Company Limited in Jamaica due to contamination with small metal fragments. DEH is coordinating with importers, wholesalers, and retailers to withdraw the product from the food supply until further notice. Affected parties should cease distribution and sales immediately, and consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it and should dispose of small quantities in regular garbage or return packages to the point of purchase.
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- The DEH is advising consumers to avoid consuming the product and either dispose of small quantities in your regular garbage or return packages to the point of purchase.
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Food Recall of Pan-Caribbean Brown Sugar manufactured in Jamaica
21 April 2026 | Press Release | By: Yolanda Morales-Carvalho
The Department of Environmental Health (DEH) is advising the public that an alert has been issued concerning the recall of packaged brown sugar from Pan-Caribbean Sugar Company Limited in Jamaica, due to contamination with small metal fragments. This product is labelled ‘Pan-Caribbean Sugar’.
DEH is co-ordinating with importers, wholesalers and retailers who have purchased and sold these products originating from Pan-Caribbean Sugar Company, to have the product withdrawn from the food supply, until further notice. We will continue to investigate this matter, monitor bulk disposal, and keep the public informed in due course of the developments regarding the safety of this food product.
The product is sold in 1lb, 2lb and 4lb packages.
The DEH is advising consumers to avoid consuming the product and either dispose of small quantities in your regular garbage or return packages to the point of purchase.
The DEH would like to thank you for your co-operation in this matter.
For further information on this recall, contact DEH’s Environmental Health Officers at tel. 949-6696 or by email at dehcustomerservice@gov.ky.
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