SAN FRANCISCO -- The California Department of Public Health has issued a warning against the consumption of ginger imported from China after certain batches were found to contain traces of hazardous pesticide.

A pesticide know as aldicarb sulfoxide was found in the ginger, which if consumed may cause temporary poisoning in humans, likely to occur within the first hour following exposure.

Ingestion of foods contaminated with low levels of aldicarb may cause flu-like symptoms (nausea, headache, blurred vision), which disappear quickly, usually within five or six hours, according to the CDPH.

However, at higher levels of ingestion, aldicarb contaminated food can also cause dizziness, salivation, excessive sweating, vomiting, diarrhea, muscle stiffness and twitching, and difficulty in breathing.

Ginger imported from China was currently being traced so that stores carrying the product may notify customers.

So far, the ginger was known to have been distributed at Albertson's stores and Save Mart stores in Northern California by Christopher Ranch of Gilroy.

There have been no reports of illness as a result of consumption of the imported ginger. Individuals who may have consumed the ginger and are experiencing adverse health effects should contact their health care providers immediately, according to the CDPH.