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Seasoning Mix and Spice Packs Possible Health Risk prompts Recall

by greg1usa | March 28, 2010 at 11:29 am

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Chilli Man Brands Seasoning Mix and Little Caesars Spice Paks are to be recalled due to a possible health risk.

The FDA announced today, G.H. Gunther & Son has issued a volontary recall of Chilli Man Brand Seasoning Mix because one of the ingredients may be contaminated with salmonella.

Blue Line Foodservice also announced a voluntary recall of Little Ceasars Spice Packs because it contains one of the same ingredients that could of been contaminated.

Both products contain black pepper distributed by Mincing Overseas Spice Company. The pepper was recalled by Mincing because it has the potential to contain Salmonella.

Chilli Man encourages anyone who has purchased or received a package of Chilli Man Branded Seasoning Mix with the lot code above to destroy it, and call 1.888.824.4554 between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm CDT Monday through Friday to receive an alternate product. If you have any questions and concerns or would like additional information, simply visit chilliman.com or fda.gov.

Little Ceasars Spice packets do not have lot codes or UPC codes. Before they were removed from the stores, they were available upon request to consumers at many Little Caesars stores in the US, Canada and Mexico.

The Spice Paks are not used in making any Little Caesars food products.

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 Salmonellacan result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial infections (i.e. infected aneurysms), endocarditis and arthritis.