United States
Company name: Grimmway Farms
Brand name: Grimmway Farms and others
Product recalled: Carrot products
Reason of the recall: Salmonella
FDA Recall date: July 22, 2021
Recall details: Grimmway Farms has voluntarily issued a recall of certain carrot products because they may have been contaminated with Salmonella. To date, no illnesses have been linked to this recall.
“The recall was initiated as a result of a routine, internal company test, said Grimmway Farms President and CEO Jeff Huckaby. “The health of our customers and the integrity of our products are our highest priorities, and we will continue to monitor and communicate as additional information is available.”
The recalled products are:
- Bunny Luv Organic Cut and Peeled Baby Carrots (1 lb. bag), UPC: 0 3338390205 0, Best if used by date: AUG 17 21, AUG 20 21.
- Bunny Luv Organic Premium Petite Carrots (3 lb. bag), UPC: 0 7878351301 7, Best if used by date: AUG 15 21.
- Cal-Organic Organic Petite Carrots (12 oz. bag), UPC: 0 7878390810 3, Best if used by date: AUG 15 21.
- Shredded Carrots Grimmway Farms Organic Petite Carrots (10 oz. bag), UPC: 0 7878350610 1, Best if used by date: AUG 09 21.
- O Organics Organic Peeled Baby-Cut Carrots (1 lb. bag), UPC: 0 7989340850 7, Best if used by date: AUG 15 21.
- O Organics Organic Baby Rainbow Carrots (12 oz. bag), UPC: 0 7989398162 8, Best if used by date: AUG 13 21, AUG 14 21.
All of the recalled products have a 9-character lot code beginning with 195, 196 or 197 and ending in BF or SP printed on the bag. For example, 1952023BF.
Salmonella is an organism which 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), endocarditis, and arthritis. In addition to the retail-packed products listed in the table at the end of this press release, the company recalled certain shredded carrots and chopped (chunk) carrots that were sold to food manufacturers and food service distributors.
All affected food manufacturers, food service distributors, and retail customers have been notified with much of the product having been recaptured before being available for consumption. The recalled products were shipped directly to retailers throughout the United States. Anyone who has the recalled product in their possession should not consume it and should destroy or discard it.
The company has notified all customers who received the recalled product directly from Grimmway Farms and requested that they remove it from commerce. Grimmway Farms also has requested that direct customers notify their customers of this recall. Grimmway Farms is issuing this press release and keeping the U.S. Food and Drug Administration informed of its recall process to assure that consumers are properly alerted and informed.
Check the full recall details on
www.fda.gov
Source: FDA