Aurora Products Recalls Products Containing Roasted Peanuts

RECALL COORDINATOR CONTACT: RICHARD WAY [email protected] (800) 898 – 1048 EXTENSION 350

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — STRATFORD, CT (FEBRUARY 2, 2009) – AURORA PRODUCTS, INC. TODAY ANNOUNCED A VOLUNTARY RECALL OF CERTAIN AURORA NATURAL PRODUCTS IN RESPONSE TO THE EXPANDED PEANUT CORPORATION OF AMERICA ROASTED SALTED AND ROASTED UNSALTED PEANUT PRODUCTS. THIS VOLUNTARY RECALL WAS INITIATED BECAUSE THE PRODUCTS LISTED BELOW CONTAIN PEANUTS WHICH WERE MANUFACTURED BY PEANUT CORPORATION OF AMERICA (PCA). PCA IS THE FOCUS OF AN ONGOING SALMONELLA INVESTIGATION BY THE UNITED STATES FOOD & DRUG ADMINISTRATION (FDA).

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 WWW.CDC.GOV (OR CALL 1-800-232-4636).

WE ARE COMMUNICATING WITH ALL OF THE WAREHOUSES AND STORES THAT HAVE RECEIVED THE PRODUCTS LISTED BELOW. THEY HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED TO CEASE DISTRIBUTION OF THESE PRODUCTS AND REMOVE THEM FROM THE STORE SHELVES. THE PRODUCT SHOULD BE DOCUMENTED AND DESTROYED. PRODUCTS WERE DISTRIBUTED IN ME, NH, VT RI, CT, NY, NJ, PA, OH, DE, WV, VA, MI, SC, FL, LA, TX AND BERMUDA.

CONSUMERS THAT HAVE THE LISTED PRODUCTS MAY RETURN THEM TO THE POINT OF PURCHASE FOR REFUND OR CREDIT AND MAY CONTACT AURORA PRODUCTS INC. WITH QUESTIONS AT (800) 898 – 1048 BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 8:00AM TO 5:00 PM EST

ONLY THE AURORA NATURAL BRAND PRODUCTS LISTED BELOW WHICH HAVE A BEST IF USED BY DATE CODE BEGINNING 10/1/2007 AND ENDING 10/28/2009 ARE AFFECTED.

THE PRODUCTS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ARE: