Wegmans Recalls Pine Nuts for Possible Salmonella

Food Markets announced Wednesday it is recalling approximately 5,000 pounds of Turkish Pine Nuts sold in Pennsylvania and four other states. The nuts, sold between July 1 and Oct. 18, might be contaminated by Salmonella, according to a press release:

The bulk Turkish Pine Nuts have been linked to an outbreak of illness from Salmonella Enteritidis, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In rare circumstances, infection with Salmonella can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial infections (i.e., infected aneurysms), endocarditis and arthritis. Illness onset is typically 12 to 72 hours after consumption.