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33 Sickened – Union International Food
Company Pulls Salmonella Spices Source of
Article: http://www.marlerblog.com/ California public health
officials are warning people not to eat a dozen spices packaged at a Union
City plant under the Lian How brand name. A salmonella outbreak that
has sickened 33 people in California and nine people in three other states
caused the Union International Food Company to voluntarily recall of its
pepper, paprika, curry, onion powder and other products. The state health department
said Saturday that most of the people who got sick appeared to have been
exposed to salmonella white eating at Asian restaurants that used the
company's white and black peppers. Salmonella poisoning causes diarrhea
and vomiting. It can be fatal in children and others with weakened immune
systems. I wondered what the FDA had to say about
Salmonella and Spices - "The
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act requires emphasis on the principle of "clean"
food, not "cleaned" food. One of the most serious consequences of
failure to protect herbs and spices is contamination with excreta from rats,
mice, birds, or other animals. Emphasis should be placed on harvesting,
storing, handling, packing, and shipping under conditions which will prevent
contamination." |
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