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Two companies that manufacture dried spices have issued voluntary recalls of several of their products for fear they might be contaminated with salmonella.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration revealed the recalls with back-to-back announcements earlier this month. The first came on Oct. 12, for 27 spices sold under The Spice Hunter brand, which is produced Sauer Brands Inc. The second recall notice was issued for various dried parsley products and Herbs de Provence spice blends containing dried parsley produced by Red Monkey Foods, Inc.
Sauer Brands told the FDA that although its initial tests on the raw material used to make the dried spices came back negative for salmonella “and was fit for human consumption,” the company’s supplier later informed it that some lots of organic parsley shipped to stores was potentially contaminated.
“Those lots of parsley were used on two specific days in our production. We are recalling other products produced on those same days out of an abundance of caution regarding potential cross contamination,” Sauer’s statement on the FDA’s website says.
The company and the FDA have both said there have been no reports of any illnesses related to the dried spices.
The Spice Hunter Products in question were distributed to 31 states and sold in retail stores and online. A full list of the recalled items is available on the FDA’s website.
Shoppers who have any of the recalled dried spices are being advised not to use them and to return them to the place of purchase for a full refund, the FDA says.
Sauer Brands, Inc. can also answer any questions or concerns through its customer service center by calling 800-444-3061 Monday thru Friday between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m.
A day after the Sauer Brands recall was issued, the FDA announced Red Monkey Foods, Inc. was taking similar action. That company was prompted to issue a voluntary recall of some of its products containing organic parsley after its supplier of fresh parsley sounded the alarm, the FDA said.
High Quality Organics recalled a batch of fresh parsley when one of its customers discovered potentially contaminated herbs among the supply it delivered. Some of the fresh parsley provided to Red Monkey came from the same lot, which triggered the Red Monkey recall.
No reports of salmonella-related illness have been linked to the Red Monkey Foods dried spices, the FDA said. The recalled items were distributed for retail sale among all 50 states and Puerto Rico. All of the items involved in the recall are stamped with a “Best By” date in March 2023.
For a full list of recalled items, consumers can visit the FDA’s website or contact Red Monkey directly by email at customerservice@redmonkeyfoods.com, or telephone (417) 319-7300 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Central time Monday through Friday.
Consumers who have any of the recalled Red Monkey dried spices involved in the recall are urged not to use them and to return them to the store where they were purchased for a full refund, according to the FDA.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control says most people who get sick from salmonella poisoning experience diarrhea, fever and stomach cramps anywhere from six hours to six days after infection. Those symptoms typically last four to seven days. The majority of people who get it recover without any specific treatment other than those to alleviate the symptoms.
Some strains of salmonella can cause infection in urine, blood, bones, joints, or the nervous system, resulting in serious illness. In those cases, antibiotics might be prescribed.
Those most at risk for salmonella infection are children under the age of five and adults over the age of 65, also adults of any age with a weakened immune system.
Salmonella bacteria causes “about 1.35 million infections, 26,500 hospitalizations, and 420 deaths in the United States every year. Food is the source for most of these illnesses,” the CDC reports.
Do you have any Red Monkey Foods or The Spice Hunter dried spices on the recalled lists? Have you ever suffered salmonella infection from a recalled food item? Tell us about it in the comment section below.
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Add me. They should test their products more due to this health hazard.
I’ll skip them in the store.