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Cuisine Innovations, LLC. Announces Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Assorted Frozen Mini Cheesecake Desserts Following Expanded Peanut Corporation of America Peanut Product Recall

Contact:
Nancy Wollman
Telephone # 732-730-9310
Fax # 732-730-9913

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE --Lakewood, NJ -- February 5, 2009 --- Cuisine Innovations, LLC today announced a voluntary recall of frozen assorted flavor mini cheesecakes in response to the expanded Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) Nationwide Peanut Product(s) recall.

On February 4, 2009 the Gel Spice Company, a PCA customer and one of our peanut suppliers posted a recall notice indicating a "Potential Health Risk due to possible Salmonella Contamination" associated with their small granulated peanuts which are used as a topping for our peanut/ peanut butter mini cheesecake included in our assorted cheesecake items listed below.

Casino Chef Assorted Cheesecakes Item #54472-113 / UPC 30499-08053

Cuisine Innovations Assorted Cheesecakes Item #50431-708 / UPC 30499-35006

Presentations Assorted Cheesecake Item #50041-951 / UPC 58108-22892

Independent microbiological test results were NEGATIVE for the presence of Salmonella from our current inventory of Gel Spice Company Small Granulated Peanuts Item # 541000 541005 and no illnesses have been reported in connection with any of our products to date.

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 Web site at www.cdc.gov (or call 1-800-232-4636).

The recalled product has been distributed to the foodservice trade and selected retail stores in the United States.

Consumers that purchased any of the above products may contact the company for a full refund with proof of purchase. Customers and Consumers with questions about the recall should contact Nancy Wollman: Fax # 732-730-9913, Telephone # 732-730-9310 Monday thru Friday between the hours of 9am-5pm EST.

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