Supplier to Salami Salmonella Company Recalls Crushed Red Pepper
A Brooklyn, New York, company that sold ingredients to Daniele International Inc. has recalled all of the crushed red pepper that it sold in 25-pound boxes since April 6, 2009.
The recall by Wholesome Spice was triggered by a finding of Salmonella in the spice by Daniele -- a Rhode Island company whose salami products are associated with a nationwide outbreak of Salmonella Montevideo. At least 238 people have been sickened and more than 60 hospitalized. No one has died.
The FDA announced today that its own tests and tests by the Rhode Island Department of Health have confirmed the finding. FDA is working with Wholesome Spice to find the source of the contamination.
The Wholesome Spice recall covers 25-pound packages of crushed red pepper sold between 4/6/09 and 1/20/10. The product was sold in the northeastern United States to institutional customers, not retail outlets.
A Food and Drug Administration recall news release said it can't be determined at this time if the red pepper has made anyone sick, but the company has said it believes red and black pepper is the source of Salmonella contamination in its recalled salami.
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