Peanut Butter Recall Expands

The list of products affected by salmonella infected peanut butter continues to expand nationwide.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI, Jan. 19, 2009 -- The latest recall, announced today, is from Meijer, a chain marketer in Michigan that packages it's own brand of snacks for sell in its stores and gas stations in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Kentucky.

They are recalling Meijer Cheese and Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers, Meijer Toasty Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers, Meijer Peanut Butter and Jelly Ice Cream, and Meijer Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream.

News of the contamination became public on Saturday, Jan. 10th, when King Nut Companies, a distributor of peanut butter manufactured by the Peanut Corporation of America (PCA), issued a recall when it was informed that salmonella had been found in an open five-pound tub of King Nut peanut butter.

King Nut distributes peanut butter only through food service accounts to manufacturers and packagers. It is not sold directly to consumers.

Because of the wide range of customers King Nut and PCA sell to, however, numerous products have since been recalled or placed "on hold". They are listed below.

Jan. 10th -- King Nut Companies announces a recall of peanut butter distributed under the King Nut label.

Jan. 13th -- PCA announces a recall of peanut butter produced in its Blakely, Georgia processing facility.

Jan. 14th -- Kellogg Company announces a hold placed on the following:
* Austin® and Keebler® branded Toasted Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers
* Austin® and Keebler® branded Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich Crackers
* Austin® and Keebler® branded Cheese and Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers
* Austin® and Keebler® branded Peanut Butter-Chocolate Sandwich Crackers.

Jan. 16th -- PCA announces an expanded recall of peanut butter produced in its Blakely, Georgia processing facility as well as the voluntary recall of peanut paste produced in the same plant.

Jan. 16th -- Kellogg Company announces a recall of certain of the following:
* Austin® and Keebler® branded Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers
* Select snack-size packs of Famous Amos® Peanut Butter Cookies
* Keebler® Soft Batch Homestyle Peanut Butter Cookies.

Jan. 17th -- Perry’s Ice Cream today announces a recall of select ice cream products containing peanut butter, including the following:
* Perry's Premium Peanut Butter Cup Craze Ice Cream 1/2 Pint
* Perry's Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream 1.5 QT, 1.75 QT AND 3 GL
* Perry's Peanut Butter Chip Frozen Yogurt 1.5 QT, 1.75 QT and 3 GL
* Perry's Peanut Butter Sundae Crunch Ice Cream Bar Bulk 24 pack
* Perry's Premium Peanut Butter Fudge Ice Cream 1.5 QT and 1.75 QT
* Perry's Perfectly Churned Light Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream 1.5 QT and 1.75 QT
* Perry's Light Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream 1.75 QT
* Shurfine Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream 1.75 QT
* Wegmans Chocolate Nutty Cone Ice Cream 1.75 QT
* Wegmans Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream 1.75 QT and Pint
* Wegmans Peanut Butter Swirl Ice Cream 1.75 QT
* Wegmans Peanut Butter Sundae Ice Cream 1.75 QT
* Wegmans Peanut Butter Pretzel Ice Cream 1.75 QT
* Wegmans Peanut Butter Crunch Ice Cream Bar 6 pack
* Wegmans Peanut Butter Candy Sundae Cup Ice Cream 4 pack
* Wegmans Peanut Butter Sundae Cup Ice Cream 4 pack

Jan. 17th -- Hy-Vee Inc. announces recall of the following:
* Peanut Butter Cookies
* Monster Cookies
* Peanut Butter Reese's Pieces Cookies
* Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
* Lunchbox Reese's Pieces Cookies
* Lunchbox Peanut Butter Cookies
* People Chow Party Mix
* Assorted Truffle Fudge.

Jan. 18th -- PCA again expands recall, including peanut butter and paste distributed to institutions, food service industries, and private label food companies in 24 states, the province of Saskatchewan in Canada, Korea and Haiti. The U.S. states are Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Virginia.

Jan. 18th -- Ralcorp Frozen Bakery Products, Inc. announces recall of the following:
* Food Lion Bake Shop brand PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES
* Lofthouse® brand PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES
* Lofthouse® brand PEANUT BUTTER NO-BAKE COOKIES
* Lofthouse® brand PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE NO-BAKE COOKIES
* Parco Foods’ Chuck’s Chunky® brand PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES
* Parco Foods’ Chuck’s Chunky® brand Pastries Plus GOURMET COOKIES.
* Wal-Mart Bakery brand PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES
* Wal-Mart Bakery brand PEANUT BUTTER NO-BAKE COOKIES
* Wal-Mart Bakery brand PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE NO-BAKE COOKIES.

Jan. 18th -- The South Bend Chocolate Company announces a recall of certain candy products, produced on or after July 1, 2008. The candies under recall included:
* Assorted chocolates in 5 ounce, 8 ounce, 12 ounce and 26 ounce boxes.
* Hoosiers 5 ounce and 3.5 ounce boxes.
* Valentine Heart 14 ounce boxes.
* Peanut Butter Fudge, Product 228
* Hoosiers, Product 410
* Peanut Butter Meltaway, Milk Chocolate, Product 204
* Peanut Butter Meltaways-Dark Chocolate, Product 204D
* Peanut Butter Chocolate Fudge, Product 229

Jan. 18th -- McKee Foods Corporation announced a recall of two varieties of peanut butter sandwich crackers because the products have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The two sandwich crackers are:
* Little Debbie® Peanut Butter Toasty sandwich crackers — all sizes.
* Little Debbie® Peanut Butter Cheese sandwich crackers — all sizes.

Jan. 19th -- Abbott Nutrition announced a precautionary recall of:
* ZonePerfect® Chocolate Peanut Butter bars
* ZonePerfect® Peanut Toffee bars
* NutriPals™ Peanut Butter Chocolate bars

Jan. 19th -- The Kroger Co. announced a recall of its Private Selection Peanut Butter Passion Ice Cream sold in select stores. Stores under the following names are included in this recall: City Market, Fred Meyer, Fry's, King Soopers, QFC and Smith's. Kroger recalled the following ice cream:
* Private Selection Peanut Butter Passion Ice Cream sold in 48-ounce containers with a "Sell by" date of 9-13-2009.
* Private Selection Peanut Butter Passion Ice Cream sold in 56-ounce containers with a "Sell by" date of 8-11-2009.

Jan. 19th -- Clif Bar & Company announces a recall of CLIF(R) and LUNA(R) branded bars that contain peanut butter manufactured by Peanut Corporation of America (PCA). The following Clif Bar & Company products with "Best By/Sell By" dates ranging as shown below, in all sizes and packages, are included in the recall:
* Clif Bar Chocolate Chip Peanut Crunch, BEST BY/SELL BY: 21JUN09 to 01OCT09, and 03NOV09 to 28NOV09
* Clif Bar Crunchy Peanut Butter, BEST BY/SELL BY: 21JUN09 to 01OCT09, and 03NOV09 to 28NOV09
* Clif Bar Peanut Toffee Buzz, BEST BY/SELL BY: only 13SEP09
* ZBaR Peanut Butter, BEST BY/SELL BY: 07JUL09 to 05SEP09, and 12NOV09
* Clif Builders Peanut Butter, BEST BY/SELL BY: 19JUL09 to 30SEP09, and 05NOV09 to 18NOV09
* Luna Nutz over Chocolate, BEST BY/SELL BY: 29JUL09 to 03OCT09, 11NOV09 to 14NOV09
* Luna Peanut Butter Cookie, BEST BY/SELL BY: 02OCT09 to 03OCT09, and 11NOV09 to 14NOV09
* All Clif Mojo Bars, BEST BY/SELL BY: 30APR09 to 21JUN09
These products were sold in grocery, warehouse and other retail stores throughout the United States.

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.