Pecan Deluxe Candy Company Recalls Certain Peanut Containing Products

CONTACT: PECAN DELUXE CANDY COMPANY 800-733-3589

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — DALLAS, TX, FEBRUARY 1, 2009 &NDASH; PECAN DELUXE CANDY COMPANY IN COOPERATION WITH THE FDA IS ANNOUNCING A VOLUNTARY RECALL OF CERTAIN PEANUT CONTAINING PRODUCTS BECAUSE THEY MAY HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BE CONTAMINATED WITH SALMONELLA.&NBSP; THE RECALLED PRODUCTS CONTAIN ROASTED PEANUTS SUPPLIED BY PEANUT CORPORATION OF AMERICA, WHICH HAS JUST ANNOUNCED AN EXPANSION OF A VOLUNTARY RECALL COVERING ALL PEANUT PRODUCTS MADE IN THEIR BLAKELY, GA PLANT SINCE JANUARY 1, 2007.&NBSP; PEANUT CORPORATION OF AMERICA IS CURRENTLY THE FOCUS OF AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION CONCERNING RECENT SALMONELLA OUTBREAKS.&NBSP; PECAN DELUXE HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY REPORTS OF ILLNESS CONNECTED TO ANY OF THESE PRODUCTS.

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.&NBSP; HEALTHY PERSONS INFECTED WITH SALMONELLA OFTEN EXPERIENCE FEVER, DIARRHEA (WHICH MAY BE BLOODY), NAUSEA, VOMITING AND ABDOMINAL PAIN.&NBSP; 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.

PECAN DELUXE CANDY COMPANY IS CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING ALL OF ITS CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE RECEIVED THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION AND DIRECTING THEM TO REMOVE THE AFFECTED PRODUCTS FROM THEIR DISTRIBUTION.&NBSP; THE PRODUCTS ARE SOLD NATIONWIDE IN BULK PACK CASES AS AN INGREDIENT TO MANUFACTURERS OF FROZEN DESSERTS.&NBSP; NONE OF THESE PRODUCTS ARE SOLD DIRECTLY TO CONSUMERS.

THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS WITH THE CODES LISTED BELOW ARE SUBJECT TO THIS RECALL.&NBSP;

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ITEM #	DESCRIPTION	CODE DATES
05-005-40M	CHOCOLATE COATED PEANUTS MEDIUM (40 LB CASE)	&NBSP;	&NBSP;	&NBSP;
		080712	082981	083082
		&NBSP;	&NBSP;	&NBSP;
05-032-40	CANDY BAR BLEND (40 LB CASE)	070462	071002	071242
		071311	071571	071711
		071772	072011	072312
		080741	080781	080792
		081342	081402	081502
		082422	082472	082522
		082621	082972	083172
		083252	083362	083522
		083452	&NBSP;	&NBSP;
05-083-30	NUTZ BLEND (30 LB CASE)	080941	&NBSP;	&NBSP;
05-332-40	CANDY BAR BLEND (40 LB CASE)	071162	081402	081552
		082482	082872	083232
		090052	&NBSP;	&NBSP;
05-348-25	NUTTY WAFFLE CONE BLEND&NBSP;&NBSP;&NBSP;&NBSP;&NBSP;&NBSP;&NBSP;&NBSP;&NBSP;&NBSP;&NBSP;&NBSP;&NBSP; (25 LB CASE)	081512	081572	&NBSP;
05-383-30	NUTZ BLEND (30 LB CASE)	080881	&NBSP;	&NBSP;
05-605-40M	CHOCOLATE PEANUTS 605 MEDIUM&NBSP;&NBSP; (40 LB CASE)	070951	071232	080812
05-605-40M	CHOCOLATE PEANUTS 605 MEDIUM&NBSP;&NBSP; (40 LB CASE)	&NBSP;	&NBSP;
05-1005-40M	MILK CHOCOLATE PEANUTS MEDIUM&NBSP;&NBSP; (40 LB CASE)	070902	083162	&NBSP;
05-1032-40	CANDY BAR BLEND (40 LB CASE)	071242	081552	083172
05-1482-25	SWEET & SALTY BLEND (25 LB CASE)	080671	081101	083191
05-1482-25	SWEET & SALTY BLEND (25 LB CASE)	090081	&NBSP;	&NBSP;
05-1905-40M	CHOCOLATE FUDGE PEANUTS&NBSP;&NBSP;&NBSP;&NBSP;&NBSP;&NBSP;&NBSP;&NBSP;&NBSP;&NBSP;&NBSP; (40 LB CASE)	071092	071172	071221
		071653	072082	080212
		080372	081372	081401
		081541	082361	083012
05-1905-40S/M	CHOCOLATE FUDGE PEANUTS&NBSP;&NBSP;&NBSP;&NBSP;&NBSP;&NBSP;&NBSP;&NBSP;&NBSP;&NBSP;&NBSP; (40 LB CASE)	070722	070741	070742
		071092	071172	071212
		071222	081141	081142
		081292	081301	082461
		082462	082661	082812
		082821	083082	083312
		083401	083402	083532
05-2805-20	FUDGE COATED SALTED PEANUTS&NBSP;&NBSP;&NBSP;&NBSP;&NBSP; (20 LB CASE)	071691	080471	080472
		080481	080482	080531
		080532	080541	080542
		080551	080552	080561
		080562	080591	080592
		080611	080612	080661
		080662	080671	080672
		080681	080682	080862
		080891	080892	080931
		080932	080941	080942
		080951	080952	&NBSP;
05-9005-40M	CHOCOLATE COATED PEANUTS MEDIUM (40 LB CASE)	081142	082531	&NBSP;
13-124-40	CHOCOLATE NUTS AND TOFFEE BLEND (40 LB CASE)	071171	083191	&NBSP;
19-005-40M	SUGAR FREE CHOCOLATE PEANUTS MED (40 LB CASE)	071172	&NBSP;	&NBSP;
19-505-40M	NSA CHOCOLATE COATED PEANUTS&NBSP;&NBSP; (40 LB CASE)	070541	070542	070751
		070752	070822	071032
		071041	071912	071921
		071922	081142	081422
		081441	081442	082342
		082762	082812	082911
		083011	083012	083441
		083442	&NBSP;	&NBSP;
33-01905-40	CHOCOLATE COVERED PEANUTS&NBSP;&NBSP;&NBSP;&NBSP;&NBSP;&NBSP;&NBSP;&NBSP; (40 LB CASE)	070481	070482	070872
		071092	071302	071371
		071591	071671	071672
		072302	072311	072421
		072482	072491	072642
		072712	072821	072822
		072981	072982	081141
		081352	081481	081482
		081681	081682	081781
		081782	082051	082221
		082412	082421	082682
		082962	082971	083161
		083162	083522	083531
		090122	&NBSP;	&NBSP;
49-00045-40	HOL CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER DEBRIS (40 LB CASE)	070722	070741	071653
		072002	080302	080712
		081972	081981	&NBSP;

MANUFACTURERS / CUSTOMERS SHOULD DISPOSE OF THE PRODUCT LISTED ABOVE.

AS ALWAYS FOOD SAFETY IS OF PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE TO PECAN DELUXE.&NBSP; PECAN DELUXE WILL CONTINUE TO MANUFACTURE HIGH QUALITY PRODUCTS WHILE MAKING THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE CONSUMER OUR #1 PRIORITY.

CONSUMERS WITH QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS RECALL MAY CONTACT PECAN DELUXE CANDY COMPANY AT 800-733-3589.