NEWSWEEK – The recall of 474 cases of bulk Italian parsley—distributed to wholesalers across eight states—has been issued by Pacific International Marketing, due to a potential contamination with Salmonella.
The FDA has now classified the recall as Class I, its most serious category. On its website, the FDA states a Class I is “a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.”
Salmonella, a bacterium commonly linked to foodborne illnesses, can cause serious—sometimes life-threatening—infections, particularly among vulnerable populations such as young children, frail or elderly people, and those with weakened immune systems.
People infected with Salmonella can experience fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain, up to 72 hours after contamination, with symptoms lasting between four to seven days.
On October 28, Pacific International Marketing announced the recall of 474 cases of bulk Italian parsley distributed to wholesalers in Arizona, California, Florida, Minnesota, Michigan, Georgia, Ohio, and Nevada between September 22 and September 25, due to a potential contamination with Salmonella.
The affected parsley, which has a shelf life of 18 days from harvest, was either sold in bunches of 30 or 60 with a twist tie, or 24-count bunches, sold in bags.
Pacific International Marketing has notified the businesses that directly purchased the parsley in question …
