Nassau Candy Conducts Nationwide Recall of Chocolate Peanuts Products

CONTACT: MARIA ADAMES (516)433-7100 EXT 297

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — FEBRUARY 7, 2009 — NASSAU CANDY OF HICKSVILLE, NY IS RECALLING TWENTY-SIX PEANUT BULK PRODUCTS BECAUSE THE PRODUCTS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BE CONTAMINATED WITH SALMONELLA. THIS RECALL ACTION IS A RESULT OF THE PCA EXPANDED RECALL OF JANUARY 28, 2009 FOR ALL PEANUT PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED IN THEIR BLAKELY, GEORGIA FACILITY SINCE JANUARY 1, 2007. &NBSP;&NBSP;NASSAU CANDY RECEIVED A SINGLE SHIPMENT OF PEANUTS (BLANCHED AND RED SKINNED) FROM PCA IN APRIL 2008 WHICH WERE USED TO MANUFACTURE THE TWENTY-SIX BULK PRODUCTS UNDER RECALL.

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.&NBSP; FOR MORE INFORMATION ON SALMONELLA, PLEASE VISIT THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION&RSQUO;S WEBSITE AT HTTP://WWW.CDC.GOV .

THESE PRODUCTS WERE DISTRIBUTED NATIONWIDE TO BOTH RETAIL AND WHOLESALE CUSTOMERS. &NBSP;&NBSP;&NBSP;

THESE PRODUCTS WERE PACKAGED EITHER IN WHITE OR BROWN CORRUGATED BOXES IN AN ASSORTMENT OF WEIGHTS RANGING FROM 5-25 LBS. &NBSP;THESE PRODUCTS ALL HAVE THE &LDQUO;MANUFACTURED BY NASSAU CANDY&RSQUO; TERMINOLOGY PRINTED ON THE LABEL AND CONTAIN A NASSAU CANDY MANUFACTURING CODE. SEE CHART BELOW WITH SPECIFIC, WEIGHTS, ITEM # AND CODE INFORMATION.

ITEM #	ITEM	PACK / SIZE&NBSP; WEIGHT	PACKING TYPE	LOT CODES
163	MALTITOL BRIDGE MIX	10 LBS	CORRUGATED	D258, G108
168	PEANUT CLUSTER DARK	5 LBS	CORRUGATED	G308
173	MALTITOL PEANUT CLUSTER	5 LBS	CORRUGATED	E088, F058
244	PEANUT CLUSTER MILK&NBSP;	5 LBS	CORRUGATED	D308, E058, E098, E158, E228, G078, G088
873	TRAIL MIX DELUXE	10 LBS	CORRUGATED	E018, E068, F118, G108, G118, G178, G308
912	MIXED NUTS (SALTED)	10 LBS	CORRUGATED	D088, D288, E128, F058, G038, G228
913	MIXED NUTS (UN-SALTED)	10 LBS	CORRUGATED	D088, D288, E128, F238
933	SUGAR TOASTED PEANUTS	15 LBS	CORRUGATED	E298, F128, F238, G158
978	YOGURT TRAIL MIX	10 LBS	CORRUGATED	F028
997	RAINBOW DELITE	10 LBS	CORRUGATED	E028, E068, F178, F188, G258
1402	PEANUT BRITTLE	5 LBS	CORRUGATED	D048, D298, D308, E278, E288, E308, F118, F198, F208, F188, G018, G028, G118, G238, G298
1903	BRIDGE MIX	10 LBS	CORRUGATED	D248, D258, E208, E278 , G088
1908	CHOCOLATE PEANUTS&NBSP;	10 LBS	CORRUGATED	D108, D168, E238, F178, F188, F268, G038, G078, G258
2326	MAL TITOL PEANUT CLUSTER	5 LBS	CORRUGATED	F278
19686	CHOCOLATE PEANUTS	15 LBS	CORRUGATED	G158
19691	MALTITOL BRIDGE MIX	15 LBS	CORRUGATED	G158
20454	MALTITOL CHOCOLATE PEANUT CLUSTER DARK&NBSP;	20 LBS	CORRUGATED	D078, D088
20555	CHOCOLATE PEANUTS SALTED – DARK	10 LBS	CORRUGATED	D098, D248
186A	PEANUT CLUSTER	25 LBS	CORRUGATED	E228, E238, F058, F098, F108, G108, G118, G288
1908D	CHOCOLATE PEANUTS – DARK	10 LBS	CORRUGATED	D188, D248, E238, E278, F268, F278
2102A	MALTITOL CHOC PEANUTS	10 LBS	CORRUGATED	D248, E028, E228, F198, G318, G308
3302B	YOGURT PEANUTS	10 LBS	CORRUGATED	F028, G218
499B&NBSP;	FRENCH BURNT PEANUTS	15 LBS	CORRUGATED	D178, F058, G308
659B	BOSTON BAKED BEANS	10 LBS	CORRUGATED	D088, D238, F058, F118, G308
916A	PEANUTS RST (SALTED)	10 LBS	CORRUGATED	E168
ARB201	TOFFEE PEANUTS	15 LBS	CORRUGATED	F258

&NBSP;TO DATE, THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ANY REPORTED ILLNESSES FROM OUR PRODUCTS.

CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE PURCHASED THESE PRODUCTS ARE URGED TO RETURN THEM TO NASSAU CANDY AT OUR HICKSVILLE, NY LOCATION FOR A REFUND.&NBSP; CONSUMERS WITH ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS VOLUNTARY RECALL MAY CALL THE COMPANY AT 516-433-7100, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, 8:30 AM &NDASH; 4:30 PM EST.