Friday, November 14, 2014

Organic Raw Almonds Recalled By Whole Foods.


Customers who purchased the Organic Raw Almonds (bitter almonds), at issue in the voluntary recall should discard the products and return to the store with their receipt for a full refund. Please contact 512-477-5566 ext. 20060 with any questions between the hours of 9 am and 5 pm Central Standard Time, Monday through Friday.

Marin Food Specialties, Inc. Initiates Voluntary Recall of Imported Organic Raw Almonds (Bitter Almonds) Due to Elevated Levels of Naturally Occurring Hydrogen Cyanide

Contact:
Consumer:
512-477-5566 ext. 20060
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — November 7, 2014— Marin Foods Specialties, Inc. of Byron, CA is voluntarily recalling Organic Raw Almonds (bitter almonds), due to them possibly containing elevated levels of naturally occurring hydrogen cyanide according to laboratory test results. To date, no human illnesses have been associated with these products and they have been pulled from sale.
Bitter almonds are the wild form of the edible "sweet almonds." Bitter almonds contain a chemical called glycoside amygdalin, which becomes transformed into toxic prussic acid (hydrogen cyanide) after they are crushed or chewed. Eating foods that contain prussic acid may result in some or all of the following signs and clinical symptoms within minutes: dizziness, headache, nausea and vomiting, rapid breathing, rapid heart rate, restlessness, and weakness. Exposure to higher quantities of food containing prussic acid may cause other more serious health effects including convulsions, loss of consciousness, low blood pressure, lung injury, slow heart rate, and respiratory failure leading to death. Showing these signs and symptoms does not necessarily mean that a person has been exposed to cyanide. Treatment with supportive measures and available specific and efficacious antidotes frequently allows survival.
The products were labeled as “Whole Foods Market Organic Raw Almonds Imported from Italy” and “Whole Foods Market Organic Raw Almonds Imported from Spain,” and were packaged in 13.5 oz. plastic tubs. The recalled products have sell-by dates from 4/18/15 to 6/7/15 and a UPC code of UPC 9-99482-00071-7. The recalled product was distributed to Whole Foods Market stores only in Northern California, Oregon, Washington, Reno, Nevada and Boise, Idaho including:
Northern California:
4315 Arden WaySacramentoCA95864
3000 Telegraph AvenueBerkeleyCA94705
731 East BlithedaleMill ValleyCA94941
1140 Blossom Hill Rd.San JoseCA95118
1690 South Bascom AvenueCampbellCA95008
1710 41st AveCapitolaCA95010
2001 Market StreetSan FranciscoCA94114
390 Coddingtown MallSanta RosaCA95401
500 First StDavisCA95616
270 Palladio PkwyFolsomCA95630
1765 California StreetSan FranciscoCA94109
3111 Mowry AveFremontCA94538
650 W. Shaw AveFresnoCA93704
1025 Gilman StreetBerkeleyCA94710
690 Stanyan StSan FranciscoCA94117
230 Bay PlaceOaklandCA94612
3502 Mt. Diablo Blvd.LafayetteCA94549
4800 El Camino RealLos AltosCA94022
15980 Los Gatos Blvd.Los GatosCA95032
414 Miller AvenueMill ValleyCA94941
800 Del Monte CenterMontereyCA93940
3682 Bel Aire PlazaNapaCA94558
3950 24th StreetSan FranciscoCA94114
790 DeLong AveNovatoCA94945
1150 Ocean AveSan FranciscoCA94112
774 Emerson StreetPalo AltoCA94301
621 E. Washington StreetPetalumaCA94952
450 Rhode IslandSan FranciscoCA94107
1250 Jefferson AveRedwood CityCA94063
1001 Galleria BlvdRosevilleCA95678
1010 Park PlaceSan MateoCA94403
340 Third StreetSan RafaelCA94901
100 Sunset DriveSan RamonCA94583
911 Soquel Ave.Santa CruzCA95062
1181 Yulupa Ave.Santa RosaCA95405
6910 McKinley StreetSebastopolCA95472
399 4th StreetSan FranciscoCA94107
201 West Napa Street #11SonomaCA95476
20955 Stevens Creek BlvdCupertinoCA95014
1333 E. Newell Ave.Walnut CreekCA94596
Oregon:
2610 NE Hwy 20BendOR97701
7380 SW Bridgeport RdTigardOR97224
3535 NE 15th Ave.PortlandOR97212
12220 SW Scholls Ferry RoadTigardOR97223
4301 NE Sandy BlvdPortlandOR97213
2825 East Burnside St.PortlandOR97214
1210 NW Couch StreetPortlandOR97209
19440 NW Cornell Rd.HillsboroOR97124
Washington:
888 116th Ave. NEBellevueWA98004
2001 15th Ave - WestSeattleWA98119
2800 196th St. SW Ste. 100LynnwoodWA98036
815 Southeast 160th AvenueVancouverWA98683
17991 NE Redmond WayRedmondWA98052
1026 NE 64th StreetSeattleWA98115
2210 Westlake AvenueSeattleWA98121
Reno, NV:
6139 South Virginia StRenoNV89502
Boise, ID:
401 S. Broadway StBoiseID83702
Customers who purchased the products at issue in the voluntary recall should discard the products and return to the store with their receipt for a full refund. Please contact 512-477-5566 ext. 20060 with any questions between the hours of 9 am and 5 pm Central Standard Time, Monday through Friday.

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