Taylor Farms Retail, Inc. of Salinas, California is initiating a voluntary recall of Organic Baby Spinach following a random test conducted on a finished package by the USDA that found salmonella.

Salmonella is a bacteria that can cause infection and symptoms, including diarrhea (sometimes bloody), stomach cramps and fever. Infection typically lasts a few days and most people recover without medical treatment but, because of that, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention believe there may be as many as 30 times the 42,000 cases reported each year in the U.S. alone.

There have been no reported illnesses attributed to the recalled items. The “Best By” Code Dates for the recalled products (listed below) can be located on the lower right portion of the front label of those packages. These recalled items were distributed from Taylor Farms Retail, Inc. on May 9, 2012 and May 10, 2012. 

No other products or code dates are affected by the recall. The company is cooperating with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the California Department of Public Health (CDPH).

The Best By codes provided by the company are listed below. Consumers are urged to throw away the spinach, or send it back to the company - do anything except eat it.

Brand Item Description UPC Number Package Code Best By State
Private Selections Organic - Baby Spinach,
5 oz. clamshell		 0-11110-91128-5 TFRS 130B
1503 KT34		 5-25-12 AK, AZ, CA, CO, ID, KS, LA, MO, MT,
NM, NV, OR, TX, UT, WA, WY
Private Selections Organic - Baby Spinach,
5 oz. clamshell		 0-11110-91128-5 TFRS 130B
1803 KT34		 5-25-12 AK, AZ, CA, CO, ID, KS, LA, MO, MT,
NM, NV, OR, TX, UT, WA, WY
Marketside Baby Spinach – Organic,
10 oz. clamshell		 6-8113132900-2 TFRS130B16 5-25-12 AR, CO, ID, KS, LA, MO, MS, MT, NM,
NV, OK, TX, UT, WY