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

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

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

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