Source: Xinhua
03-30-2009 08:56
Special Report: Food & Drug Safety in ChinaLOS ANGELES, March 29 (Xinhua) -- The California government has ordered a recall of pepper tainted with salmonella after at least 33 people fell ill after eating the pepper, health officials confirmed on Sunday.
The tainted pepper was traced to spices from a San Francisco Bay Area food company, a Union City firm that distributes most of its pepper to Asian restaurants, according to the California Department of Public Health (CDPH).
Most of the 33 sick people found in California were in northern and central parts of the state, although nine additional cases were found in other states, the CDPH said.
The products do not have lot or batch numbers, but bear the "Lion How Brand" label. They include the company's entire product line, including ground or whole peppercorns of the white, black and cayenne varieties, chopped onion and onion powder, and chopped, minced or granulated garlic, the CDPH said.
Lion How Brand powder and mustard powder should also not be eaten, the CDPH said, adding that further investigation was still underway.
The company cannot be reached for comment.
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