Black Ground Pepper Recall

Check your spice rack - a brand of black ground pepper has been recalled.

Gel Spice Company, Inc. issued a voluntary recall for more than 16,000 cases of Fresh Finds-Ground Pepper because it may be contaminated with salmonella.

Symptoms of salmonella include fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain.

The product was distributed via Big Lots stores nationwide, with the exception of Alaska and Hawaii.

There are 16,443 cases of the recalled product sold in 3.53 ounce plastic jars with best by dates of 06/30/17, 7/01/17, 7/02/17, 7/22/17 and 7/23/17.

Those dates are printed on the next of the bottle above the label.

The product has the Fresh Finds brand label with UPC Code 4 11010 98290 1 and is sold exclusively at Big Lots.

There have been no reported illnesses related to this product to date.

The recall was issued as the result of sampling by the Food and Drug Administration which revealed that the finished products contained the bacteria.

If you have the recalled product, please dispose of it.

No other size container or best by dates of Fresh Finds Ground Black Pepper are affected by this recall.

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