C. H. Guenther & Son, Inc. Announces Amended Voluntary Nationwide Recall of several products that contain pepper due to Possible Health Risk

RECALLS, MARKET WITHDRAWALS, & SAFETY ALERTS ARCHIVE FOR RECALLS, MARKET WITHDRAWALS & SAFETY ALERTS ENFORCEMENT REPORTS INDUSTRY GUIDANCE MAJOR PRODUCT RECALLS – RECALL — FIRM PRESS RELEASE

FDA POSTS PRESS RELEASES AND OTHER NOTICES OF RECALLS AND MARKET WITHDRAWALS FROM THE FIRMS INVOLVED AS A SERVICE TO CONSUMERS, THE MEDIA, AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES. FDA DOES NOT ENDORSE EITHER THE PRODUCT OR THE COMPANY.

C. H. GUENTHER & SON, INC. ANNOUNCES AMENDED VOLUNTARY NATIONWIDE RECALL OF SEVERAL PRODUCTS THAT CONTAIN PEPPER DUE TO POSSIBLE HEALTH RISK

CONTACT:
RON SPIES, 
TEL: 210-351-6203
PEPPERRECALL@CHGUENTHER.COM

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – MARCH 22, 2010 – SAN ANTONIO, TX – C. H. GUENTHER & SON, INC. TODAY ANNOUNCED A VOLUNTARY RECALL OF PRODUCTS CONTAINING A PEPPER INGREDIENT THAT MAY HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BE CONTAMINATED WITH SALMONELLA.

THE PRODUCTS ARE:

BAYOU HEAT SPICY WINGS SEASONING
SHOP’N SAVE CHICKEN ROASTING BAG & SEASONING BLEND
CARLITA FAJITA SEASONING MIX
LA TIARA TACO SEASONING
SHURFINE PORK GRAVY
SHURFINE SEASON ‘N BAKE FOR CHICKEN-WITH BAG
WESTERN FAMILY PORK GRAVY MIX
WESTERN FAMILY SEASON ‘N BAKE FOR CHICKEN WITH BAG
HY-TOP PORK GRAVY MIX
HY-TOP FAJITA SEASONING MIX
HY-TOP COOKING BAG & SEASONING BLEND FOR CHICKEN
HY-TOP MARINADE SOUTHWEST-FLAVOR FOR MEAT OR CHICKEN
IGA BAG’N BAKE – COOKING BAG AND SEASONING MIX CHICKEN
PARADE FAJITA SEASONING MIX
PARADE PORK GRAVY MIX
WEIS CHICKEN SEASON ‘N BAKE – ROASTING BAG AND SEASONING
H-E-B BEEF STEW SEASONING MIX
H-E-B MEAT LOAF SEASONING MIX,
H-E-B SLOPPY JOE MIX

THE RECALLED PRODUCTS CONTAIN BLACK PEPPER DISTRIBUTED BY MINCING OVERSEAS SPICE COMPANY. THE PEPPER HAS BEEN RECALLED BY MINCING BECAUSE IT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE CONTAMINATED WITH SALMONELLA.

SALMONELLA IS A COMMON FOOD BORNE PATHOGEN THAT CAN CAUSE SEVERE ILLNESSES, INCLUDING FEVER, ABDOMINAL CRAMPS AND DIARRHEA. WHILE MOST INDIVIDUALS RECOVER IN THREE TO FIVE DAYS WITHOUT MEDICAL INTERVENTION, THE INFECTION CAN BE LIFE-THREATENING TO YOUNG CHILDREN, THE ELDERLY AND THOSE WITH COMPROMISED IMMUNE SYSTEMS. CONSUMERS WITH ANY OF THESE SYMPTOMS SHOULD CALL THEIR PHYSICIAN. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON SALMONELLA, PLEASE VISIT THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION’S WEB SITE AT HTTP://WWW.CDC.GOV. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION’S WEBSITE AT WWW.CDC.GOV.

THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS WERE SOLD IN GROCERY STORES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STA