Black Pepper Recall Frontier Natural Products Co-op Initiates Voluntary Recall Due to Possible Health Risk from Black Pepper In response to a recall commenced by its supplier, Mincing Overseas Spice Company, Dayton, New Jersey, Frontier Natural Products Co-op, is voluntarily recalling several of its products manufactured with non-organic black pepper that were sold under the Frontier brand and under the Whole Foods Market brands. The black pepper has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The only product affected by the recall at Weavers Way Co-op is bulk black peppercorns, although other products sold at other retailers are being recalled as well. For a complete product list and more information click HERE. "Consumption of products containing Salmonella 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) endocarditic and arthritis." If you have bulk black peppercorns purchased at Weavers Way Co-op, please return them for a refund. These peppercorns have been recalled due to potential salmonella contamination.

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