Posted on 07/30/2007 10:35:29 AM PDT by girlangler
Recall -- State Press Release
This listserv covers mainly Class I (life-threatening) recalls. A complete listing of recalls can be found in the FDA Enforcement Report at: http://www.fda.gov/opacom/Enforce.html
California Department of Public Health Warns Consumers Not to Eat Fresh Ginger From China Contact: Suanne Buggy (916) 440-7259
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- Sacramento, CA -- July 29, 2007 -- Dr. Mark Horton, director of the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), today warned consumers not to eat fresh ginger imported from China after the California Department of Pesticide Regulation’s residue monitoring program detected the presence of aldicarb sulfoxide in some batches of imported ginger. Aldicarb sulfoxide is a pesticide that is not approved for use on ginger.
The product is known to have been distributed to Albertson's stores and Save Mart stores in northern California by Christopher Ranch of Gilroy, California.
CDPH and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration are tracing the imported ginger from the importer (Modern Trading Inc. in Alhambra, California) to determine the full distribution of the product and to identify other retail stores that may have received the product.
Currently, there are no reports of illness associated with the contaminated ginger.
Consumers who may have purchased this product from Albertson's stores and Save Mart stores in northern California should discard it.
Symptoms of aldicarb poisoning in humans are likely to occur within the first hour following exposure. Ingestion of foods contaminated with aldicarb at low levels can cause flu-like symptoms (nausea, headache, blurred vision) which disappear quickly, usually within 5 or 6 hours. However, at higher levels, ingestion of aldicarb contaminated food can also cause dizziness, salivation, excessive sweating, vomiting, diarrhea, muscle stiffness and twitching, and difficulty in breathing.
Individuals who may have consumed this product and have any of the above symptoms should contact their health care provider immediately.
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FDA's Recalls, Market Withdrawals and Safety Alerts Page: http://www.fda.gov/opacom/7alerts.html
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Check out the last line in this: "This listserv covers mainly Class I (life-threatening) recalls."
I don't have a California ping list, but thought you California freepers would want to know this.
I looked at the title and had a thought, but it’d get me banned...
Now this is a slow bleed via China. Why do they bother buying subs when everything they send poisons us?
Too bad we can’t shut the trade down.
There goes Chinese food.
I’m waiting for California to tell people not to eat anything.
I’m waiting for California to tell people not to eat anything.
Since ginger basically grows in muddy soil I think I’d be more worried about what comprises the “soil” ...
yes, I know it is a root plant. In fact, I know little about ginger, other than my 94 year old aunt recommended it to me for medicinal purposes. I have made ginger bread from the spice bought from stores.
Like I said, I went to buy an actual ginger root at the grocery store last week, and saw where it was from China, decided not to buy it.
The 94 year old aunt lives up in the mountains of southwestern Virginia, way out in the country by herself. Until two years ago, she grew a huge garden, canned her own food, dried her own herbs, and used a riding lawn mover to clear her large property. Then she fell and apparently had a stroke or broke a bone (she refused to go to a doctor, doctored herself, and is remarkably improved.
But she uses herbs she grows for medicinal purposes, and never went to a doctor after this fall. I visited
with her yesterday, and, besides her losing eyesight because of her advanced age, she is still growing enough herbs, tomatos, and veggies to feed herself and the lucky family members who have the pleasure of visiting her.
She birthed her three children at home back in the 1930s, and has only been to town (or a doctor)twice since she
lived out in the country (past 40 years).
She can tell you every plant or herb to use for ailments, and suggested I use fresh ginger in my tea or coffee to treat diviticulitis (sp).
I have some muddy soil, in my compost, and think I’ll grow some in there if it doesn’t need a lot of space.
I’m in a position to grow lots of herbs and want to grow as many as I can. I have several herbs in pots right now, and in my garden. I am leaning toward growing (catching and killing) most of my food now.
Heck, I’m hopin to have enough of my aunt’s genes, combined with her knowledge, to naturally treat my ailments for years. I don’t trust modern manufacturing anymore, want to move back to the country ways my ancestors used.
fyi ping.
Yup, about that...
Almost all the restaurants closed by the health department in my area are either Chinese or Mexican restaurants.
Ain't "globalism" and "free trade" just great?
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