Important: Raw Almond RECALL announcement

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In a message dated 5/19/2004 10:49:29 PM Eastern Standard Time,

pcaring4you2 writes:

Don't eat the raw almonds! Check this out first.

 

 

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Chris J

Chris J

Tuesday, May 18, 2004 11:53 PM

Raw Almond RECALL!

 

 

If you bought any " raw almonds " lately from Trader Joe's, Costco,

etc.....they might not be fit to eat.

 

Check out this recall story!

 

http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sns-ap-almonds-recall,0,70

3034.story?coll=sns-ap-nation-headlines

 

 

Take Care!

" Namaste "

Chris

 

May 19, 2004, 12:47 AM EDT WASHINGTON -- A California company is recalling 5

million pounds of raw almonds sold nationwide after the Food and Drug

Administration received seven reports of food poisoning. Paramount Farms Inc. of

Los

Angeles said Tuesday the recalled almonds may contain salmonella, a harmful

germ that can cause food poisoning. The recall covers 2.7 million packages of

raw

almonds sold under the brand names Kirkland Signature, Sunkist and Trader

Joe's. The FDA received reports that the seven people in Alaska, Arizona,

Oregon,

Washington and Utah were sick with salmonella enteritidis, a type of food

poisoning. In five cases, consumers had bought the almonds from Costco Wholesale

Inc. in Oregon, Paramount said in a statement. Young children, the elderly and

people with weakened immune systems are especially vulnerable to infection

from salmonella. In some cases, it is fatal. The company noted that the those

who became sick have recovered. " While no salmonella has been found in Paramount

products, we have taken this step out of an abundance of caution and to

assure our customers and consumers of the quality and safety of our products, "

said

David Szeflin, Paramount's vice president of operations. The recalled almonds

sold under the Kirkland Signature brand are specifically labeled as raw. They

were sold in 3-pound, lay flat plastic bags and stamped with a " best before "

date from 8/21/04 to 2/8/05. Recalled almonds sold under Trader Joe's and

Sunkist brands were marked with " best before dates " of 8/21/04 to 3/15/05. The

almonds sold by Trader Joe's are in 1-pound packages, labeled as " nonpareil

variety almonds. Those sold by Sunkist are in 10-ounce bags and are marked as

" raw

natural whole almonds. Consumers who have the recalled almonds are asked to

return them to the stores where they bought them. Anyone with questions about

the recall can reach Paramount on Wednesday starting at 3 p.m. EDT by calling

1-800-496-5168. Paramount said it is cooperating with federal regulators as

their investigation continues. Don't eat the raw almonds! Check this out first.

 

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