PROVIDENCE, RI -- The Health Department is advising consumers not to eat any Bel Frantoio brand olives purchased at Ocean State Job Lot. The olives were not refrigerated as required and are susceptible to the toxin that causes botulism.
Earlier this week, Ocean State Job Lob recalled Mediterranean Olives: Calcidica Sweet (Brand: Bel Frantoio). Since then the Health Department has discovered that another category of Bel Frantoio olives were also not properly refrigerated, and expanded the recall.
The olives were sold in Ocean State Job Lot stores in New York, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine. Customers are encouraged to return any Bel Frantoio olives to Ocean State Job Lot for a refund. For more information, contact the Ocean State Job Lot Customer Service Center at (401) 295-2672, Option 6.
These products sold elsewhere, where refrigerated, are safe for consumption.
No illnesses associated with this recall have been reported.