CONTACT: PALMER CANDY COMPANY 800-831-0828
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — SIOUX CITY, IOWA (MARCH 5, 2009) – PALMER CANDY COMPANY, IS VOLUNTARILY RECALLING THE FOLLOWING ITEMS BECAUSE IT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CONTAIN SALMONELLA. THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS LISTED BELOW ARE INVOLVED IN THIS RECALL:
PALMER CANDY COMPANY BRAND BAGGED CHOCOLATE PEANUT CLUSTERS
PALMER CANDY UPC 77232-15004 – 12 OZ – BEST BEFORE CODE DATE 011909. PALMER CANDY UPC 77232-15104 – 7 OZ – BEST BEFORE CODE DATES 052707, 011709, 022009, 030309, 032809. PALMER CANDY UPC 77232-15204 – 5 OZ – BEST BEFORE CODE DATES 030309, 032609, 042709, 042809, 071909, 072909.
PRIVATE LABEL BAGGED CHOCOLATE PEANUT CLUSTERS
LAURA LYNN (INGLES) UPC 86854-00215 – 7 OZ – BEST BEFORE CODE DATES 042208, 060308, 062708, 081108, 020109, 041809. EAGLE PREMIUM UPC 42625-00952 – 7 OZ – BEST BEFORE CODE DATES 052008, 052708, 013009, 020809, 021909, 022709, 030309, 030809, 031109, 032909, 070809, 071209, 071709. SPARTAN STORES UPC 11213-04218 – 4.5 OZ – BEST BEFORE CODE DATES 022709, 030209, 040609, 072409, 072609. FOOD CLUB UPC 36800-07770 – 12 OZ – BEST BEFORE CODE DATES 061908, 022009. HYVEE UPC 75450-08233 – 12 OZ – BEST BEFORE CODE DATES 052708, 061308, 020509, 042009. HYVEE UPC 75450-08463 – 12 OZ – BEST BEFORE CODE DATES 011809, 011909, 032509, 072809. BEST CHOICE UPC 70038-59765 – 7 OZ – BEST BEFORE CODE DATES 042208, 051908, 060308, 061308, 070408, 071508, 072908, 080608, 082108, 090808, 091008, 091408, 091508, 092708, 100808. BEST CHOICE UPC 70038-59773 – 12 OZ – BEST BEFORE CODE DATES 061308, 020709, 022709, 031009, 042009. BEST CHOICE UPC 70038-61930 – 7 OZ – BEST BEFORE CODE DATES 011809, 020609, 022709, 030909, 041809, 071909. SHURFINE-WESTERN FAMILY UPC 15400-86468 – 7 OZ – BEST BEFORE CODE DATES 022709, 032309, 071509. HOLIDAY STATIONSTORES, INC. UPC 41282-92566 – 7 OZ – BEST BEFORE CODE DATES 052008, 012909, 022009, 030309. SHURFINE UPC 11161-19388 – 12 OZ – BEST BEFORE CODE DATES 060308, 012209, 042009. SOUTHERN HOMES UPC 07880-02548 – 7 OZ. – BEST BEFORE CODE DATES 042209 WAL-MART LABEL UPC 77232-23924 – 14 OZ – BEST BEFORE CODE DATES 031509, 031609, 031709, 031809, 031909, 032309, 032409, 032509, 040109.
PRIVATE LABEL BAGGED SALTED PEANUTS
EAGLE PREMIUM UPC 42625-00617 – 6 OZ – BEST BEFORE CODE DATES 032108, 052708, 091008. EAGLE PREMIUM UPC 42625-00703 – 8.5 OZ – BEST BEFORE CODE DATES 060909, 072609.
BULK BOXES OF CHOCOLATE PEANUT CLUSTERS
PALMER CANDY LABEL UPC 77232-10704 – 22# – AFFECTED DATE CODES E70504 – B80307 AND C90101 – C90204.
PRIVATE LABEL BULK BOXES OF CHOCOLATE PEANUT CLUSTERS
SHURFRESH CHOCOLATE PEANUT CLUSTERS UPC 11161-48682 – 22# AFFECTED DATE CODES E70504 – B80307. SCONZA CHOCOLATE PEANUT CLUSTERS UPC 41668-82036 – 22# AFFECTED DATE CODES E70504 – B80307 AND C90101 – C90404
BULK BOXES OF WHITE PEANUT CLUSTERS
PALMER CANDY LABEL UPC 77232-10738 – 22# – AFFECTED DATE CODE G80504
 PALMER TUBS CONTAINING CHOCOLATE PEANUT CLUSTERS
PALMER CANDY LABEL UPC 77232-17010 – 11 OZ. – BEST BEFORE CODE DATES 022309, 022509, 030309, 030409, 041509, 042709, 052409, 060809, 060909, 070709. PALMER CANDY LABEL UPC 77232-17005 – 12 OZ. – AFFECTED DATE CODES E71005, F70302, F70703. PALMER CANDY LABEL UPC 77232-11310 – 8 OZ. – E70504 – H80805. PALMER CANDY LABEL UPC 77232-13004 – 12 OZ. – BEST BEFORE CODE DATES 030409, 032909 PALMER CANDY LABEL UPC 77232-23015 – 22 OZ. – BEST BEFORE CODE DATES 030509, 031209, 040709, 041309, 041809. PALMER CANDY LABEL UPC 77232-23010 – 27 OZ. – BEST BEFORE CODE DATES 030509, 032409, 040709, 042509, 042709. PALMER CANDY LABEL UPC 77232-17285 – 22 OZ. – BEST BEFORE CODE DATES 010709, 031309, 040409, 040509, 041609, 042109, 042709, 042809, 051909, 052009, 052109, 060209, 060309. PALMER CANDY LABEL UPC 77232-17275 – 24 OZ. – BEST BEFORE CODE DATES 061609, 070509, 070709, 070809, 071309. PALMER CANDY LABEL UPC 77232-23045 – 17.50 OZ – BEST BEFORE CODE DATES 022609, 022709, 022809, 030109, 030209, 030309, 030409, 030509, 030609, 030809, 030909, 031009, 031109, 031209, 031709, 031809.
PRIVATE LABEL TUBS CONTAINING CHOCOLATE PEANUT CLUSTERS
FOOD LION LABEL UPC 035826-06783 – 12 OZ. – BEST BEFORE CODE DATES 020408, 050308, 052608, 071008, 071108, 071408, 071608, 080408, 082208, 082508, 091008, 121108, 122508, 010909, 011009, 011109, 012209, 020409, 021409, 021509, 022009, 031309, 031509, 040309, 041709, 042109, 050609, 052009, 052109, 060309, 060409, 061109. SOUTHERN HOME LABEL UPC 07880-00477 – 11 OZ – BEST BEFORE CODE DATES 030909, 052409. HYVEE LABEL UPC 77232-17010 – 13 OZ – BEST BEFORE CODE DATES 032509, 042509. HYVEE LABEL UPC 77232-23072 – 6.50 OZ – BEST BEFORE CODE DATES 040309 WAL-MART LABEL UPC 77232-23012 – 11 OZ – BEST BEFORE CODE DATES 040208, 040308, 040408, 040508, 040608, 041108, 041208, 041508, 041608, 051008, 051508, 040809, 040909, 041009, 041109, 041309, 041409, 050309, 050409, 051909, 052009, 052109. WAL-MART LABEL UPC 77232-23190 – 22 OZ – BEST BEFORE CODE DATES 060909, 061009, 061109, 061209, 061309, 061509, 061609, 061709, 061809, 061909, 062009, 062209, 062309, 062409, 062909, 063009, 070209, 070309, 070509, 070609, 070709.
PALMER TUBS CONTAINING WHITE PEANUT CLUSTERS
PALMER CANDY LABEL UPC 77232-17012 – 12 OZ – BEST BEFORE CODE DATES 072908, 073008, 080108, 082108. PALMER CANDY LABEL UPC 77232-17280 – 24 OZ – BEST BEFORE CODE DATES 072809, 073008, 080108, 080508, 081808.
THESE PRODUCTS WERE SHIPPED NATIONWIDE TO CONVENIENCE STORES, GROCERY STORES AND DISCOUNT STORES.
SALMONELLA IS AN ORGANISM, WHICH CAN CAUSE SERIOUS AND SOMETIMES FATAL INFECTIONS IN YOUNG CHILDREN, FRAIL OR ELDERLY PEOPLE, AND OTHER 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 ILLNESS 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 WEBSITE AT HTTP://WWW.CDC.GOV.
THE PALMER CANDY COMPANY INITIATED THE VOLUNTARY RECALL IN RESPONSE TO THE FDA ISSUING A RECALL FOR ALL PRODUCTS PRODUCED OUT OF THE PEANUT CORPORATION OF AMERICA, PLAINVIEW, TX PLANT.  THE RECALL IS FOR ALL PEANUTS RECEIVED FROM PEANUT CORPORATION OF AMERICA, PLAINVIEW, TX FROM JANUARY 1, 2007 TO FEBRUARY 10, 2009. 
PALMER CANDY HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY CONSUMER ILLNESS COMPLAINTS ASSOCIATED WITH ITS PRODUCTS.  HOWEVER, IT IS TAKING PRECAUTIONARY STEPS, INCLUDING REMOVING THE IMPACTED PRODUCTS FROM RETAIL STORE SHELVES AND THE ENTIRE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM. 
CONSUMERS WHO HAVE PURCHASED THE RECALLED PRODUCTS SHOULD RETURN THEM TO THE STORE WHERE THEY WERE PURCHASED FOR A FULL REFUND.  CONSUMERS WITH ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS MAY CALL 800-831-0828.
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