If you need a nudge to clean out yourspice cabinet, heres a pretty good one: Theres arecallon spices and herbs from the Spice Hunter due to the potential presence ofsalmonella.
The recall includes a variety of herbs, spices, and seasoning blends sold on the brands site and in retail stores across 31 states.
Sauer Brands, Inc.announcedthe voluntary recall on October 12 when the companys supplier notified it of possible salmonella contamination in certain lots of organic parsleythis, after the supplier had previously certified that the raw materials it provided to Sauer tested negative for salmonella.
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After learning about the presence of salmonella, the company recalled the parsley products made with those specific lots of raw material.
Sauer also recalled other Spice Hunter products manufactured on the same two days that the salmonella-contaminated parsley was produced, out of an abundance of caution regarding potential cross contamination, according to apress releasefrom the company.
The 29 recalled products include particular lots of organic parsley, Saigon cinnamon, ground cloves, sesame seeds, Herbes De Provence, pumpkin pie spice blend, seafood seasoning blend, coriander, garlic, green hatch chile, Mexican seasoning, black pepper (ground and whole peppercorns), paprika, Szechwan seasoning, Chinese ginger, white pepper, garlic, everything bagel seasoning, chives, Italian seasoning, cilantro, whole fennel seeds, dill, arrowroot, and cayenne red pepper.
The products were manufactured for sale online (at spicehunter.com) and in retail, and were distributed for sale across 31 states: Alaska, Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin.
All of the Spice Hunter herbs and spices being recalled come in small clear glass jars, ranging in size from 0.13 oz to 2.7 oz.
To peek if you have a recalled product, you might look in the white field on the jar label for one of the following lot codes: 20217C, 20220C, 20269C, and 20270C.
If youve got one, you’re able to return it to wherever you bought it for a full refund, the company says.
While there are no reports of illness connected to the salmonella-tainted parsley to date, Sauer says, its good to know what asalmonella infectionlooks like (especially since theyrenot all that rare).
Salmonella infections usually cause symptoms like diarrhea (sometimes bloody), fever, and stomach cramps, and can also cause nausea, vomiting, and headache, according to theCenters for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC).
The symptoms tend to begin anywhere from six hours to six days after infection, and can last anywhere from four to seven days.
While severe cases may require antibiotics or hospitalization, most folks recover just fine without treatmentjust rest and plenty of hydration as long as diarrhea persists, theCDCsays.
If you have a high fever (over 102F), persistent diarrhea (three days or more), bloody stools, persistent vomiting that makes it hard to stay hydrated, orsigns of dehydration(little urination, dizziness on standing, and dry mouth/throat), give your doctor a call.
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