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Heather Woolford
Office: 410-234-2519/Cell: 410-375-2334
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE --North Little Rock, AR. – January 23, 2009 -- North Little Rock-based Brent and Sam’s announced today a voluntary recall of one flavor of Sam’s Choice Cookies as a precautionary measure due to the recall expansion by Peanut Corporation of America’s Blakely, Georgia facility, which is the subject of an FDA investigation concerning the recent salmonella outbreak.
The recalled Sam’s Choice cookie item contains peanut butter supplied by Peanut Corporation of America. There are no reported illnesses associated with this cookie item, which was sold at Wal Mart stores nationwide. Included in the recall is:
Sam’s Choice Brand Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies, codes: A517Jan09,
A5Jan242009
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 servere illnesses such as arterial infections
(i.e. infected aneurysms), endocarditis and arthritis.
Consumers are advised not to consume this item and may return the item to Wal Mart for a refund or they may call Wal Mart Customer Relations at 1-800-925-6278.
This item was discontinued by Wal Mart in August 2008. This recall is being undertaken in an abundance of caution. The safety and quality of Brent and Sam’s products are of utmost importance to the company. As a result, Brent and Sam’s is destroying its remaining supply of product received from Peanut Corp. of America and has discontinued using them as a supplier.
Consumers with additional questions on the recall may contact Phil Brooks at 704-554-5548.
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