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UK Says Some Herbs Carry Salmonella--Warning Issued To Consumers

By Marler Clark LLP

<p> The United Kingdom is warning its consumers about salmonella in ready-to-eat herbs.  According to the <strong>Mail Online:</strong></p> <p> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1.2em; margin-top: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8px; min-height: 0px; margin-left: 40px; "><img width="200" height="267" vspace="5" hspace="5" align="left" alt="" src="http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e226/thanate_tan/Herbal%20healthcare/Herbs.jpg" />In a study of packets of fresh herbs Government scientists found the food poisoning bug in dangerous levels in a small proportion of packets.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1.2em; margin-top: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8px; min-height: 0px; margin-left: 40px; "><strong>Fresh basil grown in Israel is thought to have been the cause of 32 cases of an unusual strain of salmonella in England and Wales last year, the researchers said.</strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1.2em; margin-top: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8px; min-height: 0px; margin-left: 40px; ">The Health Protection Agency and Local Authorities Co-ordinators of Regulatory Services sampled 3,760 packets of herbs between May and October last year and found a small proportion to be contaminated with unsafe levels of salmonella senftenberg.</p> <p>As a result of the study, consumers in England are being advised to carefully wash all ready to eat herbs. For more, go <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1089045/Salmonella-bacteria-ready-eat-fresh-herbs.html">here.</a></p> <p> </p><img src="http://feeds.lexblog.com/~r/SalmonellaBlog/~4/507364889" height="1" width="1"/>

Full post as published by Salmonella Blog on January 09, 2009 (boomark / email).