Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–December 17, 2011. B&M, Inc. of Mount Vernon, Missouri is voluntarily recalling O Organics Organic Celery Seed sold in Safeway stores due to potential Salmonella contamination. The product is sold at all Safeway-owned stores, including Safeway, Carrs, Dominick’s, Genuardi’s, Pak ‘N Save, Pavilions, Randalls, Tom Thumb and Vons.
Salmonella is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. 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.
O Organics Organic Celery Seed is packaged in a glass bottle with a net weight of 1.8oz (51g) and marked with a UPC 0-7989341124-8. The product was sold at stores from May 25, 2011, through December 16, 2011. Bottles with the following lot codes and “Best By” dates are subject to the recall:
|
Lot Number |
Best By Date |
|
1381102A |
May 18, 2013 |
|
2141102A |
August 02, 2013 |
|
2591106A |
September 16, 2013 |
|
2741106A |
October 01, 2013 |
|
2921102A |
October 19, 2013 |
|
3321110A |
November 28, 2013 |
The lot number and best by date can be found on the bottom of the bottle.
No other O Organics spices have been affected by this voluntary recall.
No illnesses have been reported to date in connection with this voluntary recall.
B&M, Inc was notified by their supplier that a lot of Organic Celery Seed had potential Salmonella contamination. The recall is based on a positive result for salmonella that was found during routine testing.
Consumers in possession of this voluntarily recalled product may return it to the store at which it was purchased for a full refund. Consumers or media with questions should contact B&M, Inc. at 1-877-321-5852 (Monday – Friday, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm CST) or you may contact Safeway directly anytime at 1-800-SAFEWAY.
Recalled Product Photos Are Also Available on FDA’s Flickr Photostream.
Source: fda.gov
