This evening, Wholesome Spice and Seasoning Company, a Brooklyn, NY, spice wholesaler, recalled "all lots of 25 lb boxes of Crushed Red Pepper sold between 4/6/09 and 1/20/10." See FDA Recall Notice. The reason for the recall is, of course, that the recalled red pepper is contaminated with Salmonella, thus explaining (partially, fully?) a national
Lawsuit to be filed tomorrow in Salmonella rissen white pepper outbreak
In the midst of ongoing salmonella and listeria outbreaks involving red pepper/black pepper/salami and Queseria Bendita cheese, we will file a lawsuit tomorrow in Oakland on behalf of the family of an elderly woman who died in April 2009 after ingesting white pepper contaminated by Salmonella rissen bacteria. The defendants are the companies that manufactured
The Silence of the Pepper Continues
It is Sunday, February 7, 2010; fifteen full days since Daniele Inc announced a recall of its salami products; and almost as long since the companies and investigating health authorities involved have either suspected or known that the ultimate source of illness in this large, and possibly growing outbreak, is black pepper. But we, the
Salmonella, spices, and what Daniele and Wholesome should have known
A reader’s comments about the journal post this morning titled "Unanswered questions remain in the Salmonella salami/pepper outbreak:"
As a former owner of a spice company that did extensive work with food processors, I agree that the public has a right to know the information pertaining to this outbreak. However, using and/or selling
Salami/Pepper Salmonella outbreak: FSIS updated list of implicated retail locations
Updated list of retail locations who may have received Salmonella-contaminated sausage products, including salami/salame, from Daniele International, Inc.:
1. Albertsons: AZ, CO, ID, LA, MT, NM, OR, TX, UT, WA, WY
2. Beverages & More: CA
3. Bi-Lo: SC, TN
4. BJ’s: All stores nationwide
5. Bloom: MD, NC, SC, VA
6. Bottle King: NJ