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Lian How spices recalled - salmonella link Source of
Article: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/03/30/BAQ916P57D.DTL Monday,
March 30, 2009 Spices
marketed mainly to Asian restaurants have been recalled by a Union City food
company after its pepper products were linked to a recent salmonella
outbreak. The
spices are the subject of a consumer alert issued Saturday by the California
Department of Public Health, involving the Lian How brand. The department has
been working to find the source of salmonella that has sickened 42 people in
four states, including 33 in California. No deaths are associated with the
outbreak, the most recent case of which was March 13. The
Lian How brand is primarily distributed to restaurants, according to department
spokesman Al Lundeen. In addition to pepper, the voluntary recall includes
paprika, onion powder and all other ground spices packed by Union
International Food Co. Food
inspectors visited the company's Union City plant Friday. They have not determined
whether the salmonella is tied to production methods or the ingredients being
used. "We
are closing the manufacturing facility and will clean it out" and work
with state food officials, Daniel Chen, a manager at the plant, said Sunday.
"The problem is, we don't know what is happening." |
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