CONTACT: JIM EGAN, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE: 608-363-1200
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — MARCH 13, 2009 — KERRY INGREDIENTS & FLAVOURS OF BELOIT, WI ANNOUNCED AN EXPANDED RECALL OF PRODUCTS CONTAINING PEANUTS. THIS IS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE RESULTING FROM THE PCA (PEANUT CORPORATION OF AMERICA) EXPANDED RECALL FOR ALL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED IN THEIR PLAINVIEW, TX FACILITY AS IT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE CONTAMINATED WITH SALMONELLA.
SALMONELLA IS AN ORGANISM, WHICH CAN CAUSE SERIOUS AND SOMETIMES FATAL INFECTIONS IN 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.
THIS EXPANDED RECALL INCLUDES ONE NEW PRODUCT, PEANUT BUTTER WITH PEANUTS – CLASSIC BAKE ‘N” SERVE, AND ADDITIONAL LOTS OF JANA’S PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE ITEMS PREVIOUSLY RECALLED. THESE PRODUCTS WERE SOLD TO DISTRIBUTORS IN CALIFORNIA, OREGON AND WISCONSIN AND ONE FOOD BANK LOCATED IN OREGON.
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PRODUCT ID |
PRODUCT/BRAND |
LOT # |
EXPIRY DATE |
|---|---|---|---|
|
H1 0622.94 |
PEANUT BUTTER WITH PEANUTS – CLASSIC BAKE ‘N’ SERVE |
0105758502 |
JANUARY 5, 2008 |
|
H1 0622.94 |
PEANUT BUTTER WITH PEANUTS – CLASSIC BAKE ‘N’ SERVE |
0612758502 |
JUNE 11, 2008 |
|
H1 0622.94 |
PEANUT BUTTER WITH PEANUTS – CLASSIC BAKE ‘N’ SERVE |
1004758502 |
OCTOBER 3, 2008 |
|
H1 0622.94 |
PEANUT BUTTER WITH PEANUTS – CLASSIC BAKE ‘N’ SERVE |
0314858503 |
MARCH 14, 2009 |
ADDITIONAL LOT NUMBERS FOR THE JANA’S PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE’S INCLUDE:
1. H60693.977 JANA’S PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE (9.98# CASE, 12 CLAMSHELLS OF 10 X 1.33 OZ COOKIES/CASE)
LOT # EXPIRY DATE 0103758301 JULY 4, 2007 0228758401 AUGUST 29, 2007 0316758403 SEPTEMBER 14, 2007 0609758303 DECEMBER 8, 2007 0714758303 JANUARY 12, 2008 0728758402 JANUARY 26, 2008 0810758303 FEBRUARY 8, 2008 1114758303 MAY 14, 2008 0221858303 AUGUST 21, 2008 0415858403 OCTOBER 14, 2008 0610858403 DECEMBER 19, 2008 0626858403 DECEMBER 25, 2008
2. H60693.77A JANA’S PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE (16.20# CASE, 12 CLAMSHELLS OF 24 X 0.9 OZ COOKIES/CASE)
LOT # EXPIRY DATE 0221858403 AUGUST 18, 2008 0411858402 OCTOBER 10, 2008 0411858403 OCTOBER 10, 2008 0417858303 OCTOBER 16, 2008 0514858303 NOVEMBER 11, 2008 0603858403 DECEMBER 2, 2008 0702858403 DECEMBER 31, 2008
3. H60631.771 JANA’S PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE (18# CASE, 12 CLAMSHELLS OF 24 X 1.0 OZ COOKIES/CASE)
LOT # EXPIRY DATE 0102758303 JULY 3, 2007 0113758402 JULY 14, 2007 0127758303 JULY 28, 2007 0207758303 AUGUST 8, 2007 0216758303 AUGUST 17, 2007 0227758403 AUGUST 28, 2
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