Personal Injury Law

California Warns Consumers Not to Eat "Queen Victoria" and "Tubby" Bunched Spinach

By Marler Clark LLP

The California Department of Public Health warned consumers not to eat 'Queen Victoria' and 'Tubby' bunched spinach because they may be contaminated with salmonella, which can cause serious illness. 

The 12-count and 24-count spinach bunches were bound with a twist tie which says'PLU 4090 UPC 33383-65200.' The twist tie associated with the 'Queen Victoria' label has the Queen Victoria logo on it. The twist tie for the Tubby label has a generic spinach band on it.

Of the 1,715 cartons of recalled bunched spinach, a total of 1,515 cartons were packed under the 'Queen Victoria' label and distributed to California, Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, and to British Columbia, Ontario, and Manitoba in Canada. 

The remaining 200 cartons were packed under the 'Tubby' label and distributed in California and New York. The recalled spinach was harvested September 1 through September 3, and distributed to retail, food service and wholesale buyers.

The recalled bunched spinach was packed in 12-count and 24-count spinach bunches in cardboard boxes with 'Spinach' printed on the side panel, in wire bound crates or reusable plastic containers.

Full post as published by Salmonella Blog on September 18, 2009 (boomark / email).