Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture Tommy Irvin is alerting the public to the recall of numerous products that may contain peanut butter contaminated with Salmonella. The products contain peanut butter supplied by Peanut Corporation of America which is the subject of an FDA investigation concerning recent Salmonella outbreaks.
Salmonella is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In rare circumstances, infection with Salmonella can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial infections (i.e., infected aneurysms), endocarditis and arthritis. For more information on Salmonella, please visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Web site at http://www.cdc.gov. Those with questions or concerns about their health should contact their doctor.
Georgia Department of Agriculture sanitarians will be checking grocery stores, convenience stores and food warehouses to make sure all these products are removed from sale.
The following companies are recalling products:
McKee Foods Corporation
McKee Foods Corporation is recalling two varieties of peanut butter sandwich crackers:
• Little Debbie® Peanut Butter Toasty sandwich crackers — all sizes.
• Little Debbie® Peanut Butter Cheese sandwich crackers — all sizes.
No other Little Debbie® products are involved in this recall. These two sandwich cracker products were manufactured for McKee Foods by Kellogg Company. Anyone who has purchased the recalled products is urged to discard the crackers but retain the freshness code and contact Consumer Affairs at 1-800-522-4499. For more information visit: http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/mckee01_09.html.
South Bend Chocolate Company
The South Bend Chocolate Company is recalling certain candies sold under The South Bend Chocolate Company brand name. The recalled candies include:
• Assorted chocolates in 5 ounce (Product 121), 8 ounce (Product 122), 12 ounce (Product 123) and 26 ounce (Product 124) boxes [Note the sugar free assorted chocolates are not affected, and are not part of the recall]
• Hoosiers in 5 ounce (Product 010, UPC# 4482300011) and 3.5 ounce (Product o11, UPC# 4482300010)
• Valentine Heart, 14 ounces (Product 1020)
The company is also recalling the following products sold to retail stores in bulk for sales of smaller quantities to their customers:
• 4.5lb Peanut Butter Fudge, Product 228
• 4 lb. Hoosiers, Product 410
• 5 lb. Peanut Butter Meltaway, Milk Chocolate, Product 204
• 5 lb. Peanut Butter Meltaways-Dark Chocolate, Product 204D
• 4.5 lb Peanut Butter Chocolate Fudge, Product 229
Anyone who has purchased the recalled products is urged to return them to the store of purchase or dispose of the products so that no one will eat them. Anyone with questions may contact The South Bend Chocolate Company at 574-233-2577. For more information visit: http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/southbend01_09.html.
Ralcorp Frozen Bakery Products
Ralcorp Frozen Bakery Products, Inc. is recalling all Wal-Mart Bakery brands of PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES, PEANUT BUTTER NO-BAKE COOKIES and PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE NO-BAKE COOKIES. No other Wal-Mart Bakery brand cookies are being recalled.
The recalled peanut butter cookies are distributed nationally under the Wal-Mart Bakery cookies brand. The recalled Wal-Mart Bakery no-bake peanut butter cookies and no-bake fudge peanut butter cookies were distributed nationally with the exception of the following states: Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hamshire and Maine. The cookies are sold in the in-store bakery sections of only Wal-Mart stores and have a code date of 9200 or less.
Product Description and SKU (Number on bottom used to scan at checkout)
WalMart Bakery Peanut Butter Cookie, 12 Count Clear Plastic Container 70897161809
WalMart Bakery Harvest Peanut Butter Fudge No-Bake,9 Count Clear Plastic Container 70897190990
WalMart Bakery Peanut Butter Fudge No-Bake, 9 Count Clear Plastic Container 70897190954
WalMart Bakery Peanut Butter Fudge No-Bake, 12 Count Clear Plastic Container 70897161843
Anyone who has purchased any products covered by this recall is urged to return them to the store of purchase for a full refund. Those with questions or concerns about the recall may call the 24-hour toll-free hotline at 1-888-421-4699. For more information visit: http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/ralcorp301_09.html.
Ralcorp Frozen Bakery Products
Ralcorp Frozen Bakery Products, Inc. is recalling its Lofthouse® brand PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES, PEANUT BUTTER NO-BAKE COOKIES and PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE NO-BAKE COOKIES, Parco Foods’ Chuck’s Chunky® food service brand PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES and Pastries Plus GOURMET COOKIES. No other Lofthouse, Chuck’s Chunky or Pastries Plus brand cookies are being recalled.
The Lofthouse peanut butter cookies are sold in 12-count clear plastic clamshell containers while the peanut butter fudge no-bake cookies and the peanut butter no-bake cookies are sold in nine-count or 12-count clear plastic clamshell containers. The recalled Lofthouse cookies are sold nationally in the in-store bakery sections of grocery stores and other food retailers. The Parco Foods’ Chuck’s Chunky cookies are distributed nationally in five-pound boxes in the food service channels. The Pastries Plus gourmet cookies were sold in 21-count plastic containers in select club stores nationally. All products will have a lot code of 9200 or less.
Those who have purchased any products covered by this recall are urged to return them to the place of purchase for a full refund. Anyone with questions or concerns about the recall may call the toll-free hotline at 1-888-421-4699. For more information visit: http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/ralcorp201_09.html.
Ralcorp Frozen Bakery Products
Ralcorp Frozen Bakery Products, Inc. is recalling its Food Lion Bake Shop brand PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES. No other Food Lion brand cookies are being recalled.
The recalled peanut butter cookies are distributed nationally under the Food Lion cookie brand Bake Shop. The Bake Shop peanut butter cookies are sold in 12-count clear plastic clamshell containers in the in-store bakery sections of Food Lion grocery stores. The products will have a lot code of 9200 or less.
Anyone who has purchased any products covered by this recall is urged to return them to the place of purchase for a full refund. Anyone with questions or concerns about the recall may call the toll-free hotline at 1-888-421-4699. For more information visit: http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/ralcorp101_09.html.
Kellogg Company
Kellogg Company is recalling the following products:
• Austin® Quality Foods Cheese Crackers with Peanut Butter - all sizes
• Austin® Quality Foods Cheese & Peanut ButterSandwich Crackers – all sizes
• Austin® Quality Foods Mega Stuffed Cheese Crackers with Peanut Butter – all sizes
• Austin® Quality Foods PB & J Cracker Sandwiches – all sizes
• Austin® Quality FoodsSuper Snack Pack Sandwich Crackers
• Austin® Quality Foods Chocolate Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers – all sizes
• Austin® Quality Foods Toasty Crackers with Peanut Butter – all sizes
• Austin® Quality Foods Reduced Fat Cheese & Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers
• Austin® Quality Foods Reduced Fat Toasty Crackers with Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers
• Austin® Quality FoodsCookie/Cracker Pack
• Austin® Quality FoodsVariety Pack
• Keebler® Cheese & Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers – all sizes
• Keebler® Toast & PB'n J Flavored Sandwich Crackers – all sizes
• Keebler® Toast & Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers – all sizes
• Famous Amos® Peanut Butter Cookies (2- and 3-ounce)
• Keebler® Soft Batch Homestyle Peanut Butter Cookies (2.5-ounce)
No other Kellogg’s products are involved in this recall. Consumers who have purchased the recalled products are urged to dispose of them so that no one will eat them. Consumers with questions or who would like a refund may contact the Kellogg Consumer Response Center at 877-869-5633. For more information visit: http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/kellogg201_09.html.
