SALINAS FIRM INITIATES A PRECAUTIONARY MARKET WITHDRAWAL BECAUSE OF POSSIBLE HEALTH RISK
News Release from http://spinachmarketwithdrawal.com/
Out of an abundance of caution, Taylor Farms Retail, Inc. is initiating a voluntary market withdrawal of select Organic Baby Spinach products with the potential to be contaminated with Enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC).
The salad trays subject to the market withdrawal are limited to the following:
Brand
Item Description
UPC Number
Best By
State
Central Market Organics
Organic - Baby Spinach, 16 oz. tray
0-41220-18534-4
2/24/2013
TX
Full Circle Organic
Organic - Baby Spinach, 16 oz. tray
0-36800-28875-1
2/24/2013
CA
Marketside Organic
Organic - Baby Spinach, 5 oz. tray
6-81131-32898-2
2/24/2013
AR, CO, LA, NM, OK, TX
Simple Truth Organic
Organic - Baby Spinach, 5 oz. tray
0-11110-91128-5
2/24/2013
AK, AZ, CA, CO, ID, LA, MO, MT, NM,
OR, TX, UT, WA, WY
Taylor Farms Organic
Organic - Baby Spinach, 16 oz. tray
0-30223-04780-3
2/24/2013
AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IN, IL, KS, KY, LA, MD, MO, MN, MS, MT, NC, NE, NM, NV, NJ, NY, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI, WY
No other products or code dates are affected by this market withdrawal. The company is cooperating with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and California Department of Public Health (CDPH) regarding this market withdrawal. There have been no reported illnesses attributed to the items withdrawn from the market.
Customers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume the products and should dispose of them. Consumers may contact Taylor Farms Retail, Inc. for further information at 855-293-9811. Consumers with concerns about an illness from consumption of this product should contact a health care provider.
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