CONTACT: DIABETIC EMPORIUM AND CONFECTIONARY SHOPPE, LTD 1-800-333-0538
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — BAINBRIDGE, NY — MARCH 13, 2009 — DIABETIC EMPORIUM AND CONFECTIONARY SHOPPE, LTD OF BAINBRIDGE, NY, IS RECALLING 8 OZ. AND 16 OZ. PACKAGES OF DIABETIC EMPORIUM CHOCOLATE COVERED PEANUTS BECAUSE THE PRODUCTS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BE CONTAMINATED WITH SALMONELLA. THIS 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.
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 WEBSITE AT HTTP://WWW.CDC.GOV.
DIABETIC EMPORIUM CHOCOLATE COVERED PEANUTS WERE DISTRIBUTED IN NY, NJ, PA, AND OH TO RETAIL STORES. THE PRODUCT IS PACKAGED IN CELLOPHANE BAGS WITH THE DIABETIC EMPORIUM LOGO AFFIXED TO THE BAG. THE 8 OZ. BAGS BEAR PRODUCT # 1168 AND THE 16 OZ. BAGS BEAR PRODUCT # 1169. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPORTED ILLNESSES TO DATE.
RETAIL PHARMACIES THAT PURCHASED DIABETIC EMPORIUM CHOCOLATE COVERED PEANUTS SHOULD RETURN THE PRODUCT IMMEDIATELY TO THE WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTOR FOR A FULL REFUND. ANYONE WITH QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS RECALLED PRODUCT MAY CONTACT THE DISTRIBUTOR AT 1-800-333-0538, MONDAY – FRIDAY FROM 8AM – 3PM EDT.
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