Trader Joe's announced a voluntary recall of a specific lot of its Raw Cashew Pieces on Friday because of possible contamination with Salmonella, CBS New York reported.
"We have been alerted by our supplier of Trader Joe's Raw Cashew Pieces (barcode number 00505154) that there is a possibility that one specific lot ... may be contaminated with Salmonella," Trader Joe's said in a statement. "Out of an abundance of caution, all lots of Trader Joe's Raw Cashew Pieces have been removed from store shelves and their sale has been suspended while we investigate this matter."
The lot bears the code "BEST BEFORE 07.17.2016TF4."
The voluntary recall was issued after a routine test conducted by the Food and Drug Administration detected Salmonella in the product lot. Other product lots tested by the FDA did not test positive for the bacteria, according to an FDA news release.
The product was distributed to Trader Joe's outlets in New York, Connecticut, Minnesota, Georgia, Delaware, Kansas, North Carolina, Idaho, Nebraska, Tennessee, Illinois, New Hampshire, Indiana, Wisconsin, Ohio, Iowa, Michigan, Kentucky, Missouri, South Carolina, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Oregon, Maine, Virginia, Maryland, New Jersey, Vermont, Washington, D.C. and Washington.
Salmonella infection causes fever, nausea, abdominal pain, vomiting and diarrhea. In some cases, the bacteria can spread into a person's bloodstream and result in complications like arterial infections, according to the FDA.
Trader Joe's urged consumers who have purchased the product to either return it to the store outlet for a refund or to dispose of it. No illnesses associated with the recall have been reported.
