An outbreak of Salmonella illnesses prompted JEM Raw Chocolate, LLC (JEM Raw) of Bend, Oregon to voluntary recall its full line of all nut butter spreads within expiry. The December 2, 2015 recall includes nut butters made from cashews, almonds, and hazelnuts.
Our law firm is investigating an outbreak of Salmonella illnesses linked to the recalled JEM Raw nut butters. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Oregon Health Authority (OHA), Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) and Center for Disease Control (CDC) are working together on this outbreak.
The JEM Raw recall includes all products and sizes, packaged in glass jars, and sold under the brand name “JEM Raw Organics.”
The following products are recalled:
- Cashew Cardamon – Sprouted Cashew Almond Spread (1 oz.) (6 09728 97861 7);
- Cinnamon Red Maca – Sprouted Almond Spread (1 oz.) (6 09728 97862 4);
- Hazelnut Raw Cacao – Sprouted Hazelnut Spread (1 oz.) (6 09728 97865 5);
- Superberry Maqui Camu – Sprouted Almond Spread (1 oz.) (6 09728 97864 8);
- Cashew Cardamom – Sprouted Cashew Almond Spread (6 oz.) (6 09728 97860 0);
- Cinnamon Red Maca – Sprouted Almond Spread (6 oz.) (6 09728 97848 8);
- Hazelnut Raw Cacao -Sprouted Hazelnut Spread (6 oz.) (6 09728 97857 0);
- Superberry Maqui Camu – Sprouted Almond Spread (6 oz.) (6 09728 97858 7);
- Cashew Cardamom – Sprouted Cashew Almond Spread (16 oz.) (6 09728 97854 9);
- Cinnamon Red Maca – Sprouted Almond Spread (16 oz.) (6 09728 97850 1);
- Hazelnut Raw Cacao – Sprouted Hazelnut Spread (16 oz.) (6 09728 97851 8);
- Superberry Maqui Camu – Sprouted Almond Spread (16 oz.) (6 09728 97852 5).
The JEM Raw recalled products were distributed nationwide in retail stores and through mail order. Products were distributed between June 2015 and November 2015.
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.