Muranaka Farm Parsley Recalled Due to Salmonella Fears

More than 1,000 cases of bunched parsley produced by Muranaka Farm, Inc. of Moorpark, Ca. are being recalled because the product may be contaminated with salmonella, a leading cause of potentially life-threatening food poisoning.

Each case contains 60 bunches of parsley and were distributed to retail and foodservice locations in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Tennessee, Texas, and Wisconsin. All the recalled cases carry a lot code of 0023909, according to the Food and Drug Administration recall notice.

Voluntary sampling of the parsley discovered that some of the food was tainted with salmonella bacteria, the FDA said. A total of 1,005 cases are involved in the recall.

While no reports of consumer illnesses have been received in connection with the recalled Muranaka Farm parsley, salmonella is an organism that can produce serious, even fatal infections. Young children, the elderly or frail, and people with weakened immune systems are particularly vulnerable to severe salmonella infections.

In a statement released along with the FDA recall notice, Muranaka Farm said they are working hard to see that the potentially contaminated parsley is not being circulated to consumers.

“The health of all consumers is of the utmost importance to every employee of our company,” said Greg Emi, President, Muranaka Farm, Inc. “With that in mind, even though this product is over two weeks old and most likely past the useable shelf life, we have taken immediate actions to ensure that all product is accounted for and out of the supply chain.”

Symptoms of salmonella poisoning may include fever, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and diarrhea that may be bloody. In the worst of cases, the infection reaches the bloodstream and results in severe arterial infections, arthritis, and endocarditis.

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