July 23, 2009

Tanimura & Antle Recalls Romaine Lettuce

On July 21, Tanimura & Antle Inc. of Salinas, Calif., announced it was voluntarily recalling one lot of romaine lettuce because it had the potential to be contaminated with salmonella. No illnesses had been reported at the time, and the company was working with FDA to inform consumers of the recall.

The recall came after a random test conducted by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture came back positive, according to Tanimura & Antle.

Within hours of being notified on July 20, Tanimura & Antle traced back the entire lot of romaine and advised all customers who received the recalled product of the test result. Tanimura & Antle instructed these customers to destroy the product. Although the recalled product is past its shelf life, the company issued the voluntary recall to ensure that any product purchased by consumers will also be destroyed. Consumers who have purchased the recalled romaine should not consume it and should destroy the product, according to the company.

The cartons of bulk or wrapped romaine being recalled are marked with the lot code 531380, and were harvested June 25-July 2. The recall includes only this single lot of romaine; no other products are involved.

The recalled romaine was sold to retail, wholesale and food service outlets in Canada, Puerto Rico and the following 29 states: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Texas, Massachusetts, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, North Carolina, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oregon, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming, according to the company.

For more information, click here, or call Tanimura & Antle at 877-827-7388.





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