Contaminated Spinach In Wisconsin

by Spence Cooper on 01/05/09 at 6:57 am

Return of the Killer Vegetables

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection has warned consumers that 10-ounce bags of Kleen-Pak curly-leaf fresh spinach with use-by dates of April 29, April 30 and May 1, have tested positive for salmonella.

Kleen-Pak spinach is distributed by a Milwaukee food processor throughout Wisconsin and Illinois. The 10-ounce bags of fresh spinach were mainly distributed to grocery stores in the southern and southeastern part of Wisconsin.

Thus far there have been no reports of illnesses. The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture claims this event is not associated with the ongoing national investigation of Salmonella contamination of peanut butter products, pistachios or alfalfa sprouts.