National Pretzel Co. Recalls Honey Mustard Onion Seasoned Pretzels: Salmonella Risk

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NATIONAL PRETZEL CO. ANNOUNCES PRECAUTIONARY RECALL OF HONEY MUSTARD ONION SEASONED PRETZELS BECAUSE OF POSSIBLE HEALTH RISK

COMPANY CONTACT:
HEATHER SABHARWAL, KRATOS GLOBAL
[email protected]
TEL: 202-577-3272

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – MARCH 05, 2010 – AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE, NATIONAL PRETZEL COMPANY OF LANCASTER, PA. IS VOLUNTARILY RECALLING ALL HONEY MUSTARD ONION FLAVORED PRETZELS PRODUCED SINCE DECEMBER, 2009 BECAUSE AN INGREDIENT USED IN THE SEASONING HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE CONTAMINATED WITH SALMONELLA. THE HONEY MUSTARD ONION SEASONING CONTAINS HYDROLYZED VEGETABLE PROTEIN (HVP) WHICH WAS RECALLED BY BASIC FOODS FLAVORS, INC. AND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE CONTAMINATED WITH SALMONELLA, 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.

NO ILLNESSES HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO DATE.

NO OTHER NATIONAL PRETZEL PRODUCTS ARE INVOLVED IN THE RECALL.

THE RECALLED HONEY MUSTARD ONION SEASONED PRETZELS WERE DISTRIBUTED NATIONWIDE IN RETAIL STORES AND THROUGH REPACKERS.

THE PRODUCTS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ARE:

NAME OF PRODUCT	UPC CODE	LOT CODE DATES  (USE BY DATES)
HK ANDERSON HONEY MUSTARD PRETZEL BITES 3.5 OZ	0-70271-00131-0	JUN 11 10 G6 JUN 11 10 I3 JUN 11 10 I5 JUL 01 10 G6 JUL 22 10 I3
HK ANDERSON HONEY MUSTARD PRETZEL BITES  9 OZ	0-70271-00130-0	MAY 14 10 G5 MAY 14 2010 I4 MAY 14 10 I4 JUN 11 10 G4 JUL 01 10 I5 35139CP
HK ANDERSON HONEY MUSTARD PRETZEL BITES 18 OZ	0-70271-00128-0	MAY 14 2010 H4 MAY 14 2010 I4 JUN 11 2010 G6 JUN 11 2010 H5 JUL 01 2010 G6 JUL 22 2010 G4 JUL 22 2010 I3
CVS HONEY MUSTARD PRETZEL BITES 18 OZ	0-50428-12015-6	SEP 15 2010 G5 SEP 15 2010 G6 SEP 15 2010 G7 SEP 15 2010 H4 SEP 15 2010 H5 SEP15 2010 H6 SEP 15 2010 H7 SEP 15 2010 I4 SEP 15 2010 I5 SEP 15 2010 I6
PRESIDENT’S CHOICE HONEY MUSTARD ONION PRETZEL BITE- 300 GR.	0-60383-99222-4	2010 MA 14 I2 2010 MA 28 G3 2010 MA 28 I2 2010 JL 15 H7
SAFEWAY HONEY MUSTARD ONION NUGGET 10 OZ	0-21130-29039-0	MAY 11 10 I5 Share this: Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print Related About The FDA The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It consists of the Office of the Commissioner and four directorates overseeing the core functions of the agency: Medical Products and Tobacco, Foods and Veterinary Medicine, Global Regulatory Operations and Policy, and Operations. Leave a Reply Cancel reply This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. Recent Comments Roger McGowan on ABH NATURE’S PRODUCTS, INC, ABH PHARMA, INC., and STOCKNUTRA.COM, INC. Issues Nationwide Recall of All Lots of Dietary Supplement Products Kathryn Moore on FDA Wants Cancer Warning on Breast Implants BRAD on Huge ATV Recall by Polaris – Sportsman and Scrambler Crystal Anderson on Allergan Voluntarily Recalls BIOCELL® Textured Breast Implants and Tissue Expanders Outsourcing Training on The Modern Marketing of Pain SANDRA Collett on Processed Food Preservative Linked to Autism? Eric Karsh on Health Risks of Roundup Go Well Beyond Cancer Recent Posts NISSAN ( 21V706000 ) Drew’s Organics, LLC Issues Voluntary Recall of Aldi Simply Nature Organic Poppy Seed Dressing for Potential Clostridium botulinum Contamination MASERATI ( 21V703000 ) NEWMAR ( 21V700000 ) COACHMEN ( 21V701000 ) BLUE BIRD ( 21V696000 ) Baker Farms Recalls Various Brand Name of Kale Due to Listeria Monocytogenes Contamination Pfizer Expands Voluntary Nationwide Recall to include All Lots of CHANTIX® (Varenicline) Tablets Due to N-Nitroso Varenicline Content The Kroger Co. Issues Voluntarily Recall on 16-Ounce Kroger Bagged Kale Due to Possible Listeria Monocytogenes Contamination -- See More Recall News Send to Email Address Your Name Your Email Address Cancel Post was not sent - check your email addresses! Email check failed, please try again Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.