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press release
March 5, 2010, 1:45 p.m. EST
McCormick & Company Initiates Recall Due to Possible Health Risk from HVP Ingredient
SPARKS, Md., Mar 05, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- McCormick & Company, Incorporated is initiating a recall of products manufactured with HVP (hydrolyzed vegetable protein) supplied by Basic Food Flavors of Las Vegas, Nevada, because the ingredient has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.
"Consumption of products containing 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 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."
To date, no illnesses have been associated with these McCormick products. For updated information, go to the CDC and FDA websites.
Recalled products were distributed nationwide and sold in retail stores. Two of the recalled products were also distributed for sale in international markets. The following products are being recalled.
Product List for Recall at link: (Onion Soup Mix/Vegetable Dip Mix, Stuffing Mix, etc.)
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/mccormick-company-initiates-recall-due-to-possible-health-risk-from-hvp-ingredient-2010-03-05?reflink=MW_news_stmp