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EXHIBIT 23

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) of McCormick & Company, Incorporated of our reports dated January 27, 2011, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of McCormick & Company, Incorporated and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of McCormick & Company, Incorporated, included in the 2010 Annual Report to Shareholders of McCormick & Company, Incorporated.

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements of McCormick & Company, Incorporated and in the related Prospectuses (if applicable):

 

Form

  

Registration Number

  

Date Filed

S-8

   333-158573    4/14/09

S-3ASR

   333-155776    11/28/08

S-8

   333-155775    11/28/08

S-8

   333-150043    4/2/08

S-3ASR

   333-147809    12/4/07

S-8

   333-142020    4/11/07

S-8

   333-123808    4/4/05

S-8 POS

   333-104084    3/23/05

S-3

   333-122366    1/28/05

S-8

   333-114094    3/31/04

S-8

   333-104084    3/28/03

S-3/A

   333-46490    1/23/01

S-8

   333-93231    12/21/99

S-8

   333-74963    3/24/99

S-3

   333-47611    3/9/98

S-8

   333-23727    3/21/97

S-3

   33-66614    7/27/93

S-3

   33-40920    5/29/91

S-8

   33-33724    3/2/90

S-3

   33-32712    12/21/89

S-3

   33-24660    3/16/89

S-3

   33-24659    9/15/88

S-8

   33-24658    9/15/88

of our reports dated January 27, 2011, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of McCormick & Company, Incorporated, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of McCormick & Company, Incorporated, incorporated herein by reference, and our report dated January 27, 2011, with respect to the financial statement schedule of McCormick & Company, Incorporated included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) of McCormick & Company, Incorporated for the year ended November 30, 2010.

 

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Baltimore, Maryland

January 27, 2011