Wegmans recalls 5,000 pounds of pine nuts for salmonella

Wegmans is recalling all of the Turkish pine nuts it sold from its bulk food department from July 1 through October 18.

The store says the nuts may be contaminated with Salmonella, a bacteria that can cause diarrheal illness.

Store officials say the recall amounts to about 5,000 pounds of the nuts sold in the bulk food departments of of most Wegmans stores in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, and Maryland between July 1 and October 18, 2011.

The bottled pine nuts Wegmans sells in its grocery department are not part of the recall.

Store officials ask anyone that bought the bulk pine nuts during the time period of the recall to not eat them.

The recall was the result of a multi-state outbreak Salmonella investigation by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Wegmans says it is working closely with the CDC, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and state and local public health and agriculture officials.

Store officials have placed automated phone calls to customers who purchased the Turkish Pine Nuts using their Shoppers Club card alerting them about the recall.

Shoppers should toss the nuts, and come to the service desk for a full refund. Anyone with more questions should call 1-800-934-6267 and ask for Consumer Affairs, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.-5p.m..