ShopRite Recalls Products for Salmonella & Metal Content

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ShopRite Supermarket has recently recalled some of its products. Some of the products recalled may be contaminated with Salmonella, while the others could contain metal pieces.

According to NJ.com, ShopRite has called back nine "walnut-containing" products made by Aurora Products as it might be contaminated with Salmonella. Aurora Products has posted a voluntary recall on its website with a statement saying:

"Aurora Products, Inc. is conducting a voluntary nationwide recall of certain lots of NATURAL WALNUT and TRAIL MIX products because they have the potential to contain Salmonella which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In rare circumstances, infection with Salmonella can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial infections (i.e., infected aneurysms), endocarditis and arthritis."

The company adds later on in the statement, "The potential for contamination was noted after routine testing by an outside company contracted by the FDA revealed the presence of Salmonella in one container of product." 

It seems that ShopRite is not the only store to hold the Aurora Products as the company also states, "Aurora is communicating with stores that have received the affected products." The contaminated walnut products were distributed through-out the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern States. It urges customers to not eat the products on the list and to either destroy them or return them to "the point of purchase."

The Federal Centers of Disease Control and Prevention has stated that children under age 5 are most at risk when infected with bacteria, reports NJ.com.

According to NJ.com, the CDC states that within 12-72 hours, a person infected with Salmonella will experience diarrhea, fever, and cramps. It adds that the bacterial infection usually lasts 4 to 7 days.

Meanwhile, NJ.com reports that, the Aurora Products is the second time ShopRite has recalled a product this month. According to the site, on March 17, the grocery store also called back two Kraft Macaroni & Cheese products, even posting their UPC codes.  

Kraft Foods had announced that the 7.25-ounce Original Flavor and 36.25-ounce 5-packs might contain small pieces of metal. Just like Aurora Products, Kraft Foods released a voluntary recall for both products. Fortunately, there have been no cases of consumers harmed as of now.