Check Your Pepper
Georgia Department of Agriculture
Tommy Irvin, Commissioner
19 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. SW
Atlanta, GA 30334
www.agr.georgia.gov
Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tommy Irvin is alerting consumers to the recall of products from two companies that may contain Salmonella.
Spice Barn, Inc., Lewis Center, Ohio and C. H. Guenther & Son, Inc., San Antonio, Texas are recalling products that contain black pepper manufactured by the Mincing Overseas Spice Company that may be contaminated with Salmonella.
Products manufactured by Spice Barn, Inc. include:
Malabar Peppercorns Lot MTC-3258 in 1 and 5 Pound Bags distributed between: 1/26/10 to 2/8/10.
Ground Black Pepper Lot MO-3258T in 1 and 5 Pound Bags distributed between:12/08/09 to 2/8/10.
All items packaged with this lot number are subject to this recall.
Products manufactured by C. H. Guenther & Son, Inc. include:
Brand Product Name Size UPC Code Dates
Sunbird Chow Mein Seasoning Mix 1 oz. 0 74880 07002 6 W9316G, W005G
Sunbird Fried Rice Seasoning Mix 0.75 oz. 0 74880 07003 3 W9317C, W9320G, W9324G, W9327G, W9335G, W0004F, W0018G, W0019G
Sunbird Stir Fry Seasoning Mix 0.75 oz. 0 74880 07004 0 W9315G, W9316G, W9364E, W9365E, W0014C
Sunbird Chop Suey Seasoning Mix 1 oz. 0 74880 07008 8 W9309G, W9310G, W0006G
Sunbird Lemon Chicken Stir Fry Seasoning Mix 0.75 oz. 0 74880 07014 9 W0006G
Sunbird Hot & Spicy Szechwan Seasoning Mix 0.75 oz. 0 74880 07016 3 W9322G
Sunbird Honey Sesame Chicken Seasoning Mix 0.875 oz. 0 74880 07021 7 W0007G
Williams Country Store Home Style Soup Mix
Louisiana Style Gumbo 8 oz. 0 41149 12006 8 W9317M
Williams Spicy Wings Seasoned Coating Mix 5 oz. 0 41149 01182 3 W0004H, W0005H, W0056H
Williams Spicy Wings Caribbean Jerk Seasoning 2.5 oz. 0 41149 13930 5 W9310F
The code dates are printed on the side of master cases and embossed on the side seals of individual pouches.
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 these products are asked to discard them. Those with questions regarding the recalled products can call Spice Barn at 1-866-670-9040 from 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Monday-Friday EST and C. H Guenther at 1-800-847-5608 Monday-Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. CST.
