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Hazelnuts recalled over salmonella risk

DAYTON, Ore. (UPI) -- Kunze Farms of Dayton, Ore., recalled 32,950 pounds of shelled hazelnuts because of a risk of salmonella, federal health officials said.

The shelled nuts were sold to processors and wholesalers in Oregon, New York, Arizona, Washington, Utah, Texas and Colorado, the Food and Drug Administration said. To date, no illnesses have been reported.

The nuts were shipped in 25-pound cartons and labeled Kunze Farms "Select Shelled Hazelnuts" Dayton, Ore. The cartons contained the code 289091A and 299091A.

Kunze Farms issued the recall after a routine sampling by federal inspectors showed the presence of salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in children, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems, the FDA said Friday.

Kunze Farms has ceased production and distribution of its hazelnuts while the FDA investigates the source of the contamination.

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This news arrived on: 12/21/2009