- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- Press release (Georgia. Department of Agriculture)
- Title:
- Press release, 2010 March 29
- Creator:
- Georgia. Department of Agriculture
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Department of Agriculture.
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, GA : Georgia Department of Agriculture,
- Date of Original:
- 2010-03-29
- Subject:
- Georgia. Department of Agriculture
Agriculture--Georgia - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
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- Call Number GA A400 .P1 P75 2010/3-29
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- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
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Georgia Department of Agriculture
Tommy Irvin, Commissioner 19 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. SW
Atlanta, GA 30334 www.agr.georgia.gov
PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 29, 2010 For information contact: Tyler Adams or Arty Schronce at 404-656-3689
Perfect Candy & Packaging recalls whole black peppercorns for possible Salmonella contamination
Monday, March 29, 2010
Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tommy Irvin is alerting consumers to the recall of some black peppercorns that may be contaminated with Salmonella.
Perfect Candy & Packaging Co., Reading, Pa., is recalling 2-ounce bags of Whole Black Peppercorns with an H.D.W. Foods Inc. label and UPC# 080869654293. The product is part of a larger recall of black pepper manufactured by the Mincing Overseas Spice Company and may be contaminated with Salmonella.
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, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain.
Consumers who have purchased the recalled product are asked to dispose of it. Those with questions about the recall can call Perfect Candy & Packaging Co. customer service at (610)373-3253.
For a complete list of recalls dealing with black pepper from the Mincing Overseas Spice Company, see the FDA website at:
http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/default.htm
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