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STATEMENT BY AGRICULTURE ACTING DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY THOMAS O’CONNOR ON PEANUT BUTTER RECALL
WASHINGTON, DC - January 23, 2009
The regulation and safety of peanut butter and peanut products is under the authority of
the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which is coordinating an ongoing
investigation into the source of the recent Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak.
This
investigation resulted in the voluntary recall of product which was produced at the Peanut
Corporation of America’s Blakely, Georgia plant.
Although the United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA) did not purchase or distribute any products
implicated in the recall, these products may have been obtained locally from commercial
sources for use at USDA/Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) program sites.
It is important
that FNS program operators and participants regularly consult the current FDA list of
recalled products. This and additional information on the investigation and recall is
available on the following links:
http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/peanutbutterrecall/index.cfm. and
http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/salmonellatyph.html.
Recalled Pantry Items:
Kashi Brand Cookies and Granola Bars
Kashi Brand Cookies and Granola Bars - Spanish
Pick List of Kashi Products (for Pantry use)
Lofthouse Brand Cookies
Detour Brand Bars
Detour Brand Bars- Spanish
Pick List of Detour Products (for Pantry use)
Kroger, Fred Meyer, Ralphs Nut Topping
Kroger, Fred Meyer, Ralphs Nut Topping- Spanish
Nut Topping Pick List (for Pantry use)
Special K Meal Bar
Special K Meal Bar- Spanish
Special K Pick List (for Pantry use)
Premier Chocolate Bars
Premier Chocolate Bars- Spanish
Premier Pick List (for Pantry use)
Clif Bar Products1
Clif Bar Products1- Spanish
Clif Bar Products1 Pick List
Clif Bar Products2
Clif Bar Products3
Clif Bar Products3- Spanish
Clif Bar Products2,3 Pick List
Brach Peanut Clusters (includes Spanish and Pick List)
Atkins Granola
Karma Products
Hill & Valley Products
Kelloggs Bear Naked Products
Met-Rx Products
Suntree Raw Mixed Nuts
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