News Releases

Home  |  Programs  |  Divisions  |  Links  |  About Us  |  Contact Us

1-24-2008

KROGER TRI-BEAN SALAD RECALLED FOR POTENTIAL CONTAMINATION

Inter-American Products, a division of The Kroger Co., has announced a voluntary recall on all codes of Deli Chef Tri-Bean Salad sold from store deli counters in some states because the product has the potential to be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum, according to West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture Gus R. Douglass.
    
The bacterium can cause a potentially life threatening condition called botulism. Consumers should not consume this product even if it does not look or smell spoiled.
    
The Tri-Bean Salad was sold at deli counters in stores in Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, New Mexico, Utah, Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming.
    
The green beans in the Tri-Bean Salad were processed by the New Era Canning Company, which has announced a recall of the beans. The text of the New Era Canning Company Recall can be found on the FDA website at www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/newera201_08.html.
    
No illnesses have been reported, and no other salad products are affected by this recall.
    
Customers are encouraged to dispose of the product and should contact the store where the product was purchased to receive a refund.
    
Consumers with questions or concerns may call Inter-American Products at 1-800-697-2448.

The West Virginia Department of Agriculture protects plant, animal and human health through a variety of scientific, regulatory and consumer protection programs, as mandated by state law. The Commissioner of Agriculture is one of six statewide elected officials in West Virginia. Currently, Commissioner Gus R. Douglass is the longest-serving agriculture commissioner in the nation. For more information, visit www.wvagriculture.org.

Home  |  Programs  |  Divisions  |  Links  |  About Us  |  Contact Us

©2001, 2002 West Virginia Department of Agriculture, All Rights Reserved

Contact the Webmaster