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Check our Food Safety Portal for the latest information you need to know. The latest recalls affecting Co-op customers appear below:

Frontier Natural Products Co-op Initiates Voluntary Recall Due to Possible Health Risk from Black Pepper

added 03/012/10

In response to a recall commenced by its supplier, Frontier Natural Products Co-op is voluntarily recalling several of its products that contain black pepper that has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The products carried by the Co-op (listed by UPC, description, and lot number) are listed below:

• 910, Bulk Frontier Muchi Curry Powder, (0004, 9350)
• 909, Bulk Frontier Curry Powder, (0007, 0029, 9350, 9361)
• 981, Bulk Frontier Coarse Ground Black Pepper, (9327, 9357)
• 983, Bulk Frontier Fine Ground Black Pepper, (0008)

• 08983618338, Frontier Curry Powder, (9352, 0042)
• 08983618381, Frontier Coarse Ground Black Pepper, (9339)
• 08983618446, Frontier Herbs of Italy, (9355)
• 08983618908, Frontier Garlic & Herb Blend (0005, 9351)

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.

Customers who have purchased these products should return them to the Co-op for a full refund. For more information, see the FDA website.

T. Marzetti Company Announces a Voluntary Recall of Dips Due to Possible Health Risk

added 03/03/10

T. Marzetti Company today announced as a precautionary measure that it is voluntarily recalling certain production codes of T. Marzetti Veggie Dips because an ingredient used in the product has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. There have been no reports of illnesses associated with the identified products, and no other types, varieties, or flavors of products are affected by this recall. The products carried by the Co-op are:

• T. Marzetti Southwest Ranch Veggie Dip, 15.5 ounce (UPC 70200 52004)—Best By dates: APR2010F, APR2810F, MAY1610F, MAY3110F, JUN0610F, JUN1410F, JUN1910F

• T. Marzetti Spinach Veggie Dip, 15 ounce (UPC 70200 52059)—Best By dates: APR1910F, MAY0910F, JUN0710F

Customers who have purchased these products should return them to the Co-op for a full refund. For more information, see the FDA website.

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Please Note

The information on our Food Safety Portal is intended as an educational resource only and does not certify that a product has been tested as safe or not by the Co-op. For certified information about the safety of a product, please check the website of the individual product itself or see the FDA online.