Trader Joe\u2019s has recalled some of its organic basil due to a salmonella outbreak, the company announced this week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The grocery chain\u2019s Infinite Herbs brand organic basil was sold in 2.5-ounce clamshell packages between Feb. 1 and April 6 in stores across 29 states and Washington, D.C.<\/u><\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n It has since been taken off shelves, Trader Joe\u2019s said in a statement Wednesday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Customers who purchased the organic basil during that time are encouraged by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to throw away the herb and to wash items and surfaces that may have been touched with warm, soapy water. <\/p>\n\n\n\n There have been 12 people infected with salmonella across seven states, according to the FDA<\/u><\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSeven out of eight people with information available were linked to organic basil purchased from Trader Joe\u2019s before becoming ill,\u201d the agency said on its website Wednesday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTraceback data collected by the FDA determined that Infinite Herbs, LLC, in Miami, FL, was the supplier of the 2.5-oz packages of organic basil sold at Trader Joe\u2019s stores.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n