Taylor Farms is recalling organic baby spinach products sold under a a variety of names due to possible contamination with E. coli. The brand names being recalled include Central Market Organics, Full Circle Organic, Marketside Organic, Simple Truth Organic and Taylor Farms Organic.
The recalled Central Market Organics baby spinach was sold in 16 oz. trays with the UPC number 0-41220-18534-4 and a best by date of 2/24/2013. This spinach was sold in retail stores in Texas.
The recalled Full Circle Organic baby spinach was sold in 16 oz trays with the UPC number 0-36800-28875-1 with a a best by date of 2/24/20013. This spinach was sold in California.
The recalled Marketside Organic baby organic spinach was sold in 5 oz trays with the UPC number 6-81131-32898-2 and a best by date of 2/24/2013. It was sold in Arkansas, Colorado, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.
The recalled Simple Truth Organic baby spinach was sold in 5 oz trays with the UPC number 0-11110-91128-5 and a best by date of 2/24/2013. It was sold in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.
The recalled Taylor Farms Organic baby spinach was sold in 16 oz trays with the UPC number 0-30223-04780-3 and a best by date of 2/24/2013. It was sold in the following states: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IN, IL, KS, KY, LA, MD, MO, MN, MS, MT, NC, NE, NM, NV, NJ, NY, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI, and WY.
At the time of the recall, illness had not been reported in association with the product. But consumers who have purchased any of the products under recall should not eat them as E. coli can cause serious illness. Symptoms of an E. coli infection include abdominal cramps and bloody diarrhea.
I have it on good authority that this was just a lab mistake admitted too late. No one has gotten sick.
I am in contact with the FDA about this issue. We’ll let you know what they say.
And a recall isn’t issued only if people get sick. A recall is triggered when a government agency or the corporation responsible finds pathogenic bacteria in a product.
Or when a lab mistakenly finds it. The lab already admitted they made a mistake. A very expensive mistake. By then, the recall was already issued.
That doesn’t happen very often; in fact, in the 1-1/2 years I’ve been the editor of this site, it only happened once last June. Hundreds of recalls are issued every year. And there is no official word yet on if that actually happened.