Donnerstag, 9. April 2009

JELLY BELLY CANDY COMPANY RECALLS CHOCOLATE PEANUTS AND CLUSTERS NATIONWIDE DUE TO POSSIBLE HEALTH RISK


Jelly Belly Candy Company is voluntarily recalling chocolate-covered peanuts, chocolate peanut clusters and no-sugar added chocolate peanuts, three peanut confections in the company’s line of 200 confections. The company is recalling the three candies due to the potential for salmonella contamination of roasted peanuts obtained from the Plainview, Texas facility of Peanut Corporation of America.

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.

The bulk chocolate peanut products are sold in bulk scoop bins to grocery outlets and candy shops nationwide and are labeled on the bin with the name of the products:

“Chocolate Peanuts from the makers of Jelly Belly”
“Peanut Clusters from the makers of Jelly Belly”
“No Sugar Added Chocolate Flavor Coated Peanuts”

For Bulk bin items, no UPC codes are visible at the time of purchase.

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