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Posted 5/11/2013 5:00 PM (GMT 0)
got a call from my grocery store about the tahini i buy. there is a possibility of salmonella contamination in krino's brand tahini. i honestly didn't know what brand i was using- i just get the cheapest brand there is. i look in the cabinet and of course i've consumed 95% of the jar.

they said i can return it for a refund, but i just threw it away. now i'm terrified that there is salmonella in my body!! i don't feel any different though. is there a stool test/blood test for salmonella?

i'm hoping since my immune system is so steller (right...) that nothing will happen.

Posted 5/11/2013 5:12 PM (GMT 0)
If you aren't having symptoms of food borne illness, then I wouldn't worry.

Sue
Posted 5/11/2013 5:49 PM (GMT 0)
I've never heard of that brand. I am thankful it wasn't something too common but i am sorry you've eaten so much of the contaminated product. I don't think it means you're going to have any issues, or that your particular product was affected, it just means some of the products available out there are contaminated.
Posted 5/11/2013 10:58 PM (GMT 0)
How does your grocery know your phone #??
That kinda creeps me out.

If you aren't sick now after consuming 95% of it you prob. won't be sick.
Posted 5/12/2013 12:57 AM (GMT 0)
Sue, sometimes people can have salmonella without knowing and just be the carriers for it.

You can get a stool sample done, I believe to see if you have it. You typically notice symptoms within 24 to 72 hours.
Posted 5/12/2013 1:25 AM (GMT 0)
Thanks guys. I figured i would notice something pretty soon. We have a savings card for the store so when we signed up, we gave our phone number. Its actually cool he store can alert its customers because i wouldnt have heard about the recall otherwise.
Posted 5/12/2013 2:12 AM (GMT 0)
Bananagirl, that's awesome. Is it a local super market or is a large chain? Just wondering since it's nice that their stores care, even the slightest, for their loyal members/frequent shoppers.
Posted 5/12/2013 12:20 PM (GMT 0)
Joanna, I hope you don't have salmonella.

But if it were me, I'd take some homeopathic "salmonella" just to make sure it clears out, and to prevent any problems.

 

Posted 5/12/2013 12:21 PM (GMT 0)
If you have not had any symptoms by now, I would think all is ok.
Posted 5/12/2013 12:45 PM (GMT 0)
A recall means contamination is possible, it doesn't mean your jar IS contaminated.

We were subject to a meat recall a while back. Of course we'd eaten it the day we bought it.

I think my UC started because of contaminated shrimp, so these things are always scary.
Posted 6/1/2013 3:59 AM (GMT 0)
How funny is this? We got some raw cows milk from the farm a few days ago. I get an email this morning saying that the state has found camplyobacter in some of the samples and to throw it away immediately.

I just think its funny that this keeps happening to me.
Posted 6/1/2013 4:11 AM (GMT 0)
I bought some organic frozen berries from costco and got a call telling me they were contaminated with hepa*** A. Yikes! Im ok though :)
Posted 6/1/2013 4:18 AM (GMT 0)
Geez! I wish food wasnt so dirty! Maybe we should grow all our food and hunt for meat.
Posted 6/1/2013 4:37 AM (GMT 0)
LOL t i t s is censored! and yes we should hunt and grow blueberry/black raspberry farms! black raspberry != blackberry!
Posted 6/1/2013 8:23 AM (GMT 0)
We do hunt for meat. None of us got a deer last fall, so we're buying a lot more than normal already.

I'm not feeling well enough to garden. Two years in a row. I miss my tomatoes!
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