Sun Orchard Inc. Recalls Non-Pasteurized Orange Juice Because of Possible Health Risk.TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 28, 1999-- Sun Orchard Inc. of Tempe, Arizona Tempe (pronounced /tɛm.'piː/) is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA, with a population of 169,712 according to 2006 Census Bureau estimates. recalled, as of June 25th, all non-pasteurized orange juice supplied by the company because it has the potential to be contaminated contaminated, v 1. made radioactive by the addition of small quantities of radioactive material. 2. made contaminated by adding infective or radiographic materials. 3. an infective surface or object. with Salmonella muenchen, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail, and elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. The Sun Orchard non-pasteurized orange juice was distributed in Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico New Mexico, state in the SW United States. At its northwestern corner are the so-called Four Corners, where Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah meet at right angles; New Mexico is also bordered by Oklahoma (NE), Texas (E, S), and Mexico (S). , Nevada, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington State, Wisconsin, and Alberta and British Columbia British Columbia, province (2001 pop. 3,907,738), 366,255 sq mi (948,600 sq km), including 6,976 sq mi (18,068 sq km) of water surface, W Canada. Geography in Canada through institutional channels, retail stores and restaurants. The non-pasteurized orange juice is packaged in clear plastic gallons, half-gallons, quarts, pints, 12-ounce, and half-pint containers stating "enjoy by" (or "pull by") July 7, 1999 and bearing the following labels: Sun Orchard, Trader Joe's Trader Joe's is a privately held chain of specialty grocery stores headquartered in Monrovia, California. As of September 2007, Trader Joe's has a total of 284 stores.[1] (gallon size only), Aloha, Zupan, and Voila. Consumers who may have any of these products in their homes should destroy them or bring it back to the place where it was purchased. The recall was the result of Salmonella meunchen reported by Washington State epidemiologists. Epidemiological techniques have indicated that the non-pasteurized orange juice was the likely source of 14 illnesses in Washington State and four illnesses in Oregon. Salmonella muenchen is a bacterial disease A bacterial disease is an abnormal condition of an organism (disease) caused by bacteria, a type of unicellular microorganisms. Not all bacteria cause disease, and not all diseases are caused by bacteria, or even microorganisms. with an incubation period incubation period n. 1. See latent period. 2. See incubative stage. Incubation period that is usually about one to three days. It can cause abdominal pain, severe diarrhea, fever, nausea, and vomiting. Dehydration may be severe, especially among infants or in the elderly, and fever is common. The condition often persists for several days. "Sun Orchard strives to produce the safest and highest quality products possible. We deeply regret any illnesses that may have been caused by people drinking non-pasteurized orange juice from our company. We will do everything we can to prevent any situations like this from recurring, " said Marc Isaacs, president, Sun Orchard Inc. |
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