| ■ U.S. Company Recalls Chinese Ginger Contaminated With Pesticide | 2007.08.06 |
| About 18,900 pounds of Chinese fresh ginger contaminated with a toxic pesticide have been recalled by the Christopher Ranch food company of Gilroy, Calif. The ginger was shipped to more than a dozen wholesale and retail clients in California, Louisiana, Michigan, Oregon and Washington state between July 10 and July 26. California officials said the ginger may contain potentially harmful levels of the pesticide aldicarb sulfoxide, the San Jose Mercury News reported. As of Monday, there had been no reported cases of illness linked to the imported ginger. The pesticide contamination was discovered in samples of ginger randomly collected by California's Department of Pesticide Regulation from an Albertsons grocery store in Roseville, near Sacramento. Christopher Ranch owner Bill Christopher said he relied on his importer, Modern Trading Inc. of Los Angeles County, to make sure the ginger was safe, the Mercury News reported. The importer bought the ginger from Juxian Modern Organic Ginger Co. of China. |