Taco Seasoning Recall: Salmonella Contamination Concerns Prompt Great Value Taco Seasoning Recall, Refund

Kansas-based Williams Foods LLC, which specializes in food seasonings, announced Friday that it is recalling packets of its Great Value Mild Taco Seasoning Mix and H-E-B Taco Seasoning Mix Mild Sodium for fears it may be contaminated with salmonella.

The taco seasoning packets weigh around 1 – 1.25 oz. Only the products with the best by dates as listed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are being recalled and a refund is available. The seasoning was sold in 42 states and Washington, D.C.

The FDA's official website identified the products.

The cumin spice in the packets are produced by Mincing Spice Co., which discovered that the cumin could be potentially contaminated with salmonella. There have currently not been any cases of illness due to the products.

Salmonella is a group of bacteria that is one of the largest causes of food poisoning in the United States. More than 1 million Americans are infected by the disease each year. Children and the elderly are especially at risk of the disease.

Common symptoms include headaches, cramps, nausea and vomiting.

Other products have been recalled in recent months due to salmonella. Butterball Turkey had to be recalled in May due to salmonella contamination and even caused an individual to be hospitalized, the Centers for Disease Control reported.

Salad bowl products made by Indianapolis company Caito Foods LLC had to be recalled in October due to salmonella.