Country Home Bakers Recalls Expired Frozen Peanut Butter Cookie Dough

CONTACT: CATHY INNES 856-532-6782

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — ATLANTA, GA — FEBRUARY 19, 2009 — AS A RESULT OF THE EXPANSION OF THE SALMONELLA RECALL OF PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED BY PEANUT CORPORATION OF AMERICA, COUNTRY HOME BAKERS OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA IS INITIATING A NATION-WIDE RECALL OF EXPIRED PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE DOUGH BECAUSE OF POSSIBLE HEALTH RISKS.

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, NAUSEA VOMITING AND ABDOMINAL PAIN. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION WEBSITE.

THE RECALL IS FOR THESE PRODUCT CODES WITH THE FOLLOWING “USE BY” DATE CODES:

CODE #	BRAND	DESCRIPTION	USE BY DATE(S)
04446	READI-BAKE®	2.5 OZ. PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE	ANY ENDING IN “08”
04026	READI-BAKE ®	1.6 OZ. PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE	ANY ENDING IN “08”
04036	READI-BAKE ®	1.0 OZ. PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE	ANY ENDING IN “08”
04046	READI-BAKE ®	2.5 OZ. PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE	ANY ENDING IN “08”
04056	READI-BAKE ®	0.67 OZ. PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE	ANY ENDING IN “08” AND 1/30/09
04246	READI-BAKE ®	1.25 OZ. PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE	ANY ENDING IN “08” 1/9/09, 1/17/09, 1/30/09
90036	BAKERSOURCE ™	1.0 OZ. PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE	ANY ENDING IN “08” AND 1/9/09, 1/17/09
90046	BAKERSOURCE ™	2.5 OZ. PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE	ANY ENDING IN “08”
90056	BAKERSOURCE ™	1.00.67 OZ. PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE	ANY ENDING IN “08”
04286	READI-BAKE ®	1.5 OZ. PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE	ANY ENDING IN “08”
90286	BAKERSOURCE ™	1.5 OZ. PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE	ANY ENDING IN “08”
04296	READI-BAKE ®	3.0 OZ. PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE	ANY ENDING IN “08”
04266	READI-BAKE ®	1.0 OZ. PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE	ANY ENDING IN “08”
04708	READI-BAKE ®	1.0 OZ. PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE	ANY ENDING IN “08”
04786	READI-BAKE ®	2.1 OZ. PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE	ANY ENDING IN “08”
04306	READI-BAKE ®	1.5 OZ. PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE	ANY ENDING IN “08” AND 1/9/09
40053	READI-BAKE ®	4.0 OZ. PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE	ANY ENDING IN “08”
2202604	BLOCK & BARREL ®	1.33 OZ. PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE	ANY ENDING IN “08”
2204014	BLOCK & BARREL ®	2.0 OZ. PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE	ANY ENDING IN “08”
20374	MRS. GOODCOOKIE ®	1.33 OZ. PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE	ANY ENDING IN “08”
20384	MRS. GOODCOOKIE ®	2.0 OZ. PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE	ANY ENDING IN “08”
04812	ARCHER FARMS	2.0 OZ. PB TOFFEE COOKIE	ANY ENDING IN “08”
84812	ARCHER FARMS	2.0 OZ. PB TOFFEE COOKIE	ANY ENDING IN “08”
84850	ARCHER FARMS	2.0 OZ. MONSTER COOKIE	ANY ENDING IN “08”
84046	AFC	2.5 OZ. PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE	ANY ENDING IN “08”
84066	AFC	0.44 OZ. PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE	ANY ENDING IN “08”
04336	READI-BAKE ®	1.0 OZ. SUGAR FREE PB COOKIE	ANY ENDING IN “08” AND 1/9/09
61058	CAMDEN CREEK ®	1.0 OZ. PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE	ANY ENDING IN “08”
74014	CAMDEN CREEK ®	1.3 OZ. PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE	ANY ENDING IN “08”
74054	CAMDEN CREEK ®	1.0 OZ. PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE	ANY ENDING IN “08”
212928	BLOCK & BARREL ®	1.0 OZ. PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE	ANY ENDING IN “08”

FUNDRAISER COOKIES

CODE #	BRAND	DESCRIPTION	USE BY DATE(S)
563	ZAP	1.0 OZ. PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE	ANY ENDING IN “08”
62501	LISA’S FAVORITES	1.0 OZ. PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE	ANY ENDING IN “08”
62514	ANNABELLA	1.5 OZ. PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE	ANY ENDING IN “08”
62603	RED APPLE	1.33 OZ. PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE	ANY ENDING IN “08”
76106	QSP	1.0 OZ. PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE	ANY ENDING IN “08”
76119	INNISBROOK	1.0 OZ. PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE	ANY ENDING IN “08”

PRODUCT MANUFACTURED WITH THE DATE CODES SHOWN ABOVE SHOULD NOT BE USED. NO ILLNESSES HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO DATE AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THIS PROBLEM. ALL OF OUR OTHER PRODUCTS WITH UNEXPIRED DATE CODES ARE NOT AFFECTED BY THIS RECALL.

IF YOU HAVE ANY OF THE LISTED PRODUCTS ON HAND, PLEASE CONTACT CATHY INNES AT 856-532-6782 BETWEEN 9AM AND 4:30PM ET, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS. IF YOU HAVE REDISTRIBUTED THE PRODUCTS IDENTIFIED, PLEASE NOTIFY YOUR CUSTOMERS REGARDING THIS SITUATION.