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Tanimura & Antle
Voluntarily Recalls One Lot of Romaine Lettuce Because of Possible Salmonella
Health Risk Source of
Article: http://www.marlerblog.com/ From a Company Press
Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tanimura & Antle, Inc.
of Salinas, Calif. is voluntarily recalling one lot of romaine lettuce
because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. No illnesses
have been reported to date, and the company is working with FDA to inform
consumers of this recall. 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. The recall comes after a
random test conducted by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture tested
positive. Within hours of being notified
yesterday, Tanimura & Antle, Inc. traced back the entire lot of romaine
and advised all customers who received the recalled product of the test
result. Tanimura & Antle, Inc. has instructed these customers to destroy
the product. Although the recalled product is past its shelf life, the
company is issuing this voluntary recall out of an abundance of caution to
ensure that any product purchased by consumers will also be destroyed.
Consumers who have purchased the recalled romaine as described above should
not consume it, and should destroy the product. The cartons of bulk or
wrapped romaine being recalled are marked with the lot code 531380 and were
harvested June 25 - July 2. This recall includes only this single lot of
romaine; no other products are involved. The recalled romaine was
sold to retail, wholesale and food service outlets in Canada, Puerto Rico and
the following 29 states: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado,
Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Texas,
Massachusetts, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, North Carolina, Michigan,
Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oregon, Utah,
Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming. |
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