Olives- Recall FDA

saluki

ROCKVILLE, Md., April 13 -- The FDA issued an urgent warning tonight to consumers about the risk of olives potentially contaminated with Clostridium botulinum.

The agency said the olives are made by Charlie Brown di Rutigliano & Figli S.r.l, of Bari, Italy and are being recalled by the manufacturer. The olives are sold under the brand names Borrelli, Bonta di Puglia, Cento, Corrado's, Dal Raccolto, Flora, Roland and Vantia. They have codes that start with the letter "G" and are followed by three or four digits. All sizes of cans, glass jars and pouches of Cerignola, Nocerella and Castelvetrano type olives are affected.

No illnesses have been reported in connection with the C. botulinum-tainted olives, the FDA said.

“The olives should not be eaten alone or in other foods, even if they do not appear to be spoiled,” the FDA said.

It cited symptoms of botulism poisoning that include general weakness, dizziness, double vision, trouble with speaking or swallowing, difficulty in breathing, weakness of other muscles, abdominal distension and constipation.

Charlie Brown di Rutigliano & Figli S.r.l, initiated a recall of these olives on March 27, the FDA said. The recalled olives had been distributed to wholesalers, which have marketed them nationally to restaurants and retail stores. “The FDA concluded that additional warnings are needed because the company has not contacted importers with specific instructions on the recall."
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Anonymous

OMG, Susie, I just about had a heart attack when I read your header because I am ADDICTED to olives! Thank goodness I have never even heard of those brands and the ones that I do buy are put out through local companies. My worry though is that the olives come into the country and are then marketed by other companies. As with other food recalls, then, this could 'spread.' Oh, I so hope not since I don't think that I could go an entire day without my olive fix!!!!!

saluki

Me too, I eat them almost every day. I usually get the dried cured Sicilian, or the Greek Kalamata brined from the ethnic
groceries in my area so they are in barrels. If I'm lucky I can get those gorgeous green herbed cerignolas from town.

My bottled ones are from Trader Joes. But, I do know that my last supermarket bottles were from Cento. I've also seen Roland and in the better stores Dal Raccolto (They make a good
olive oil).

Your worry didn't even occur to me!
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Rosemary44

I guess we shouldn't be buying ready made Italian sauce with olives either until they figure out where all those tainted olives went to, or into.