Salmonella Outbreak Sparks Massive Trader Joe's Recall
(Monrovia, CA) -- A salmonella outbreak is prompting Trader Joe's to pull its fresh basil from shelves in 29 states. The California-based company says "Infinite Herbs" basil has made a dozen people sick and was sold between February 1st and April 6th Along with Washington D.C., the 29 states where the contaminated herbs were distributed include: Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, and Wisconsin. The CDC tells consumers to throw it away or return it to Trader Joe's.