If You Purchased This Food For Your Family Recently, Toss It Out ASAP

Conagra Brands, Inc. issued a recall of Hunt’s Chili Kits on account of potential Salmonella contamination in the raw materials used in the chili seasoning packets.

A supplier affiliated with Conagra relayed to the company the message that there may be Salmonella contamination in a specific round of products, though that fact has not yet been verified.

The recall statement did not specify what the raw material was that may have hosted Salmonella.

So far, no such contamination has been found in finished products of Hunt’s Chili Kits, although the manufacturer made the call to recall the products as a precautionary measure.

Conagra Brands made no mention of the specific time window said products were manufactured inside of.

As of the release of Conagra Brand’s recall notice on April 2, no reports of adverse reactions had been cataloged, although the Administration issued an accompanying warning about the potential signs and symptoms of Salmonella infection, or, salmonellosis.

If ingested, the bacterium can present with diarrhea, fever, and abdominal cramps. Most people who get infected with Salmonella recover within four to seven days, according to the Food and Drug Administration.

The majority of salmonellosis cases resolve on their own, without any medical treatment or hospitalization.

The FDA specified that those with weakened immune systems, such as the elderly or pregnant women, are more vulnerable to salmonellosis.

According to the Centers for Disease Control, the infection salmonellosis affects 1.2 million every year, resulting in roughly 19,000 hospitalizations.

Conagra Brands specified three varieties of Hunt’s Chili Kits that could possibly be contaminated with Salmonella. Potentially contaminated units can be identified by the product codes listed under the bar code, those being 3534619500, 3534619600, and 3534622200.

These products are all packaged in 44.8 ounce portions and have “best by” dates of April 4, April 5, and May 1, according to CNBC.

Conagra Brands reported that the three recalled Hunt’s Chili Kits varieties were shipped to retail locations throughout the US, including military commissaries and online vendors.

Conagra Brands expressed that any individual who bought one of the products designated in the recall not eat the product and to return the food stuffs to the place of purchase.

Both the FDA and Conagra Brands are working in cooperation to remove and recall all products designated as potentially dangerous.

Conagra specified that this recall pertains to no other products produced by either Hunt’s or Conagra Brands, Inc.  

Sources: CNBC, FDA/Photo Credit: USDA/Flickr