Whole Foods Recalls Ground Nutmeg
If you purchased nutmeg from Whole Foods Market just in time for Christmas, you should check the jar. Whole Foods Market has recalled packages of its ground nutmeg sold in the U.S. and Canada due to fears of salmonella contamination.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that Frontier Natural Products Co-op packaged the ground nutmeg both for Whole Foods and under their own brand name of Frontier Bulk.
The jars recalled are the 1.92 ounce Whole Foods 365 Nutmeg Ground with the UPC code 0-99482-41931-8 and the lot code of 0321 (located on the bottom of the bottle) and the 16-ounce packages of Frontier Bulk Nutmeg Ground with the UPC code 0-89836-00165-8 and the lot code of 0306.
So far, there have been no reports of illness due to consuming the recalled nutmeg. Salmonella can cause fever, diarrhea, nausea, stomach pain and can be life-threatening to children and those with weakened immune systems.
If you have purchased either of these products, you should not consume them. If you have the Whole Foods brand, contact the local store where it was purchased. If you have the Frontier Bulk brand, call the company for a replacement or refund at (800) 669-3275, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Eastern, Monday through Friday.