Attention, foodies: McCormick & Company has issued a voluntary recall of its .75-ounce bottle of ground oregano for possible salmonella contamination.
The recall is for bottles labeled with UPC No. 0-523561-6 with code dates BEST BY AUG 21 16 H and BEST BY AUG 22 16 H.
The recall does not impact any other McCormick ground, whole or oregano leaves products.
Salmonella is an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, elderly people and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea, 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.
No illnesses have been reported as of Aug. 20 in connection with McCormick’s ground oregano, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
The bottles being recalled were shipped between April 5 and Aug. 5.