There has been an outbreak of food recalls recently due to salmonella contamination. To view the specific items on the list, follow the links to the FDA website for complete recall information.
BLACK PEPPER- Possible contamination of Salmonella has caused a recall of Black Pepper by Mincing Overseas Spice Company and distributed by Dutch Valley Food Distributors.
C. H. Guenther & Son, Inc. has recalled a variety of products that uses Mincing Overseas Spice company’s pepper. The products are part of the Sunbird Seasonings, Williams Wings Seasonings and Williams Gumbo Soup lines.
Spice Barn, Inc. is recalling Black Pepper as a result of the Mincing recall.
Frontier Natural Products Co-op, is voluntarily recalling several of its products manufactured with non-organic black pepper that were sold under the Frontier brand and under the Whole Foods Market brands listed below that contain black pepper supplied by Mincing Overseas Spice Company. The black pepper has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.
Heartland Foods, Inc. of Indianapolis is voluntarily recalling all sizes/containers of coarse ground black pepper.
Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. In rare circumstances, infection with Salmonella can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial infections (i.e. infected aneurysms), endocarditis and arthritis (FDA).
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