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Shares of McCormick & Co. fell on Tuesday as the company warned that sales growth in fiscal 2009 would likely be at the lower end of its previous range due to weakness in some parts of its business.

Shares fell $2.72, or 8.1 percent, to $30.72 in heavy trading Tuesday morning.

The spices and seasonings company McCormick said Tuesday in announcing its first quarter results that sales growth will probably be at the lower end of its prior range of 2 percent to 4 percent. That implies sales between $3.24 billion and $3.30 billion, based on year-earlier revenue of $3.18 billion. The company maintained its full-year earnings forecast.