US: Basil may be contaminated - (New York Times)
December 21, 2007 – 5:12 pmAlberto Martinez, a spokesman for the importer, Top Line Specialty Produce, based in Los Angeles, was cited as saying that some 5,500 pounds of basil grown in Mexico and sold in the United States was recalled because of fears that it might be infected with salmonella.
The basil was imported from a farm in the southern Baja California region of Mexico on Dec. 5 and sold to food distributors in Southern California, Texas and Illinois, said.
The Southern California distributor sold the basil to restaurants and other food service customers, but it was unknown whether the other distributors sold to food service customers or retailers, he said.
No illnesses have been reported to date.
Food and Drug Administration inspectors detected the possible contamination during a random check as the basil passed over the Otay Mesa border crossing in San Diego County, Mr. Martinez said.
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