Salmonella Contamination Leads to Whole Foods Hazelnut Recall
Whole Foods Market is recalling several batches of organic raw hazelnuts that were sold in bulk to several states including Washington. According a news report in Consumeraffairs.com, the hazelnuts are being recalled because of possible salmonella contamination. This food-borne illness recall involves non-organic dry roasted hazelnuts sold in bulk through Whole Foods stores in Washington as well as non-organic hazelnuts or filberts sold in bulk through Whole Foods stores in Washington. The possible salmonella contamination was apparently discovered during a routine sweep of one of the Oregon-based company’s production facilities. So far, no illnesses or deaths have been reported as a result of this salmonella contamination.
The most common symptoms of salmonella infection include diarrhea, fever and abdominal cramps 12 to 72 hours after infection. This illness usually lasts four to seven days and most patients recover without treatment. However, in some cases, the diarrhea may be so severe that the patient may require hospitalization. In these patients, the salmonella bacteria may spread from the intestines to the blood stream and to other body sites causing death, unless the patients is properly treated with antibiotics. Infants, the elderly and those with weakened immune systems are more likely to have severe salmonella infection symptoms.
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Source:http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2009/12/hazelnut_recall02.html
