Fieldbrook Foods Recalls Select Ice Cream Novelty Products: Salmonella

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CONTACT: JACK LOCKWOOD 716-366-5400 EXT. 323

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — DUNKIRK, NY &NDASH; JANUARY 29, 2009 &NDASH; FIELDBROOK FOODS CORP. ANNOUNCED A VOLUNTARY NATIONWIDE RECALL OF SELECT ICE CREAM NOVELTY PRODUCTS CONTAINING GRANULATED PEANUTS AS THE PRODUCTS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BE CONTAMINATED WITH SALMONELLA.

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&RSQUO;S WEBSITE AT HTTP://WWW.CDC.GOV .

THE FDA AND OTHER REGULATORY AGENCIES HAVE BEEN INVESTIGATING PEANUT CORPORATION OF AMERICA (PCA) DUE TO A RECENT SALMONELLA OUTBREAK ASSOCIATED WITH VARIOUS PEANUT PRODUCTS.&NBSP; THE FDA HAS ADVISED THAT ALL PRODUCTS PRODUCED BY PCA FROM ITS BLAKELY, GEORGIA FACILITY ARE SUBJECT TO RECALL, INCLUDING GRANULATED PEANUTS.&NBSP; FIELDBROOK UTILIZED GRANULATED PEANUTS FROM PCA FOR THE TOPPING ON VARIOUS ICE CREAM SUNDAE CONE PRODUCTS.

FIELDBROOK IS RECALLING THE ICE CREAM SUNDAE CONE PRODUCTS THAT CONTAIN RECALLED GRANULATED PEANUTS FROM PCA.&NBSP; THE COMPANY HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY COMPLAINTS OF CONSUMER ILLNESSES ASSOCIATED WITH THESE PRODUCTS.&NBSP; THE PRODUCTS LISTED BELOW HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED NATIONWIDE TO RETAIL AND FOOD SERVICE DISTRIBUTION CENTERS AS WELL AS PUERTO RICO AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.

ALL LOTS OF THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS ARE AFFECTED BY THE RECALL:

BRAND	PRODUCT DESCRIPTION	PACK SIZE	UPC NUMBER
AMERICA’S CHOICE	CARAMEL ROUND TOP CONE	4PK	5480715074
AMERICA’S CHOICE	FUDGE ROUND TOP CONE	4PK	5480715073
AMERICA’S CHOICE	SUNDAE CONE	6PK	5480714033
ARTIC CLASSIC	VARIETY PACK	48PK	7163261365
BIG Y	VANILLA ROUND TOP CONE	4PK	1889431093
BIG Y	SUNDAE CONE	6PK	1889431003
BON	VANILLA ROUND TOP CONE	24PK	468162813860
BYRNE DAIRY	SUNDAE CONE	6PK	4311901861
CARNIVAL	SUNDAE CONE	6PK	4149701105
CUB FOODS	SUNDAE CONE	6PK	4113047379
DOLLY MADISON	VANILLA ROUND TOP CONE	4PK	7765100108
ECONO	VANILLA ROUND TOP CONE	4PK	0893800536
FOOD CLUB	VANILLA ROUND TOP CONE	6PK	3680014085
FLAVORITE	SUNDAE CONE	6PK	4113003778
FOOD CITY	VARIETY CONE	8PK	8784810249
FOOD CITY	VANILLA ROUND TOP CONE	4PK	8784810274
GIANT EAGLE	VARIETY CONE	8PK	3003400334
GIANT EAGLE	CARAMEL ROUND TOP CONE	4PK	3003404077
GIANT EAGLE	FUDGE ROUND TOP CONE	4PK	3003404076 < /TD>
GIANT EAGLE	VANILLA ROUND TOP CONE	4PK	3003404075
GIANT	VANILLA ROUND TOP CONE	8PK	8826706258
GRANDE	SUNDAE CONE	6PK	1257868912
GREENS	NUTTY CONE	24PK	7144174842
GREENS	SUNDAE CONE	6PK	7144103239
HILL COUNTRY FARE	VANILLA ROUND TOP CONE	8PK	4122010191
HILL COUNTRY FARE	VANILLA ROUND TOP CONE	4PK	4122010192
HILL COUNTRY FARE	CARAMEL ROUND TOP CONE	4PK	4122018895
HILL COUNTRY FARE	CHOCOLATE ROUND TOP CONE	4PK	4122018411
HAGAN	SUNDAE CONE	6PK	3749800702
HOOD	NUTTY CONE	24PK	4410023436
HOOD	NUTTY CONE	6PK	4410023160
ICE GIRL	VANILLA ROUND TOP CONE	6PK	5193369600
IGA	SUNDAE CONE	6PK	4127004198
KAY’S	SUNDAE CONE	6PK	8784810144
KEY FOOD	SUNDAE CONE	6PK	7329641702
KRASDALE	SUNDAE CONE	6PK	7513097624
KRASDALE	SUNDAE CONE	6PK	7513097655
LOWES	SUNDAE CONE	6PK	4164300460
LOWES	VANILLA ROUND TOP CONE	4PK	4164300741
MARKET BASKET	VANILLA ROUND TOP CONE	8PK	4970596905
MEIJER	FUDGE ROUND TOP CONE	4PK	1928391245
MEIJER	VANILLA ROUND TOP CONE	4PK	1928391235
PATHMARK	SUNDAE CONE	6PK	4124013737
PATHMARK	VARIETY PACK	30PK	4124019545
PATHMARK	VANILLA ROUND TOP CONE	4PK	4124019991
PRICE CHOPPER	SUNDAE CONE	6PK	4173509279
PRICE CHOPPER	FUDGE ROUND TOP CONE	4PK	4173509284
PRICE CHOPPER	VANILLA ROUND TOP CONE	4PK	4173509283
PRICE CHOPPER	VANILLA ROUND TOP CONE	6PK	4173509282
PRICERITE	SUNDAE CONE	6PK	4119075711
PUBLIX	VANILLA ROUND TOP CONE	4PK	4141526643
RIVER VALLEY	SUNDAE CONE	6PK	7898210201
REDNERS	SUNDAE CONE	6PK	1598410417
REDNERS	VANILLA ROUND TOP CONE	4PK	1598404006
RICHFOOD	SUNDAE CONE	6PK	1116662759
ROUNDY’S	VANILLA ROUND TOP CONE	8PK	1115058946
SHOP ‘N SAVE	SUNDAE CONE	6PK	4113034362
SHOPRITE	VANILLA ROUND TOP CONE	4PK	4119040530
SHURFINE	VANILLA ROUND TOP CONE	8PK	1540022285
SHURFINE	SUNDAE CONE	6PK	1540082995
SHURFRESH	CARAMEL ROUND TOP CONE	4PK	1116140087
SHURFRESH	FUDGE ROUND TOP CONE	4PK	1116140088
SHURFRESH	VANILLA ROUND TOP CONE	6PK	1116140086
STATER BROS	VANILLA ROUND TOP CONE	8PK	7417585015
STATER BROS	VARIETY CONES	8PK	7417585016
STATER BROS	CARAMEL ROUND TOP CONE	4PK	7417585042
STATER BROS	FUDGE ROUND TOP CONE	4PK	7417585041
STATER BROS	VANILLA ROUND TOP CONE	4PK	7417585040
STATER BROS	VARIETY PACK	32PK	7417585018
STOP & SHOP	VANILLA ROUND TOP CONE	8PK	8826706258
SUNDAE SHOPPE	FUDGE ROUND TOP CONE	6PK	4149818628
SUNDAE SHOPPE	CARAMEL ROUND TOP CONE	6PK	4149518629
SUNDAE SHOPPE	VANILLA ROUND TOP CONE	6PK	4149815643
TOPS	SUNDAE CONE	6PK	8826703290
UNITED DAIRY	VANILLA ROUND TOP CONE	4PK	7158001609
UNITED DAIRY	SUNDAE CONE	6PK	7158008047
VALU TIME	SUNDAE CONE	6PK	1122502716
VELVET	VANILLA ROUND TOP CONE	24PK	7068210820
VELVET	VANILLA ROUND TOP CONE	4PK	7068210824
WEIS	VANILLA ROUND TOP CONE	4PK	4149701157
WINN DIXIE	VANILLA ROUND TOP CONE	8PK	2114027139
WINN DIXIE	SUNDAE CONE	6PK	2114027140

&LDQUO;OUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY IS CONSUMER SAFETY,&RDQUO; STATED KENNETH JOHNSON, PRESIDENT AND CEO, FIELDBROOK FOODS CORP.&NBSP; &LDQUO;OUR ACTIONS ARE INTENDED TO REMOVE ALL POTENTIALLY CONTAMINATED PRODUCTS AND ELIMINATE ANY ASSOCIATED RISKS TO CONSUMERS.&RDQUO;

CONSUMERS WHO HAVE PURCHASED THE RECALLED PRODUCTS SHOULD EITHER DESTROY OR RETURN THEM TO THE PLACE OF PURCHASE FOR A FULL REFUND.&NBSP; QUESTIONS MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE COMPANY AT 1-800-333-0805, MONDAY &NDASH; FRIDAY BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 8 AM AND 5 PM&NBSP;EST.