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Contact:
Jim Frazier
248-486-0055
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- February 13, 2009 -- GKI Foods Inc. of Brighton, MI is expanding its February 2, 2009 recall to include additional candy products containing peanuts, because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, 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.
Our products have been distributed in bulk and retail packages nationwide through retailers, wholesalers and firms who repack or sell our products under their own brand names.
The following products are being added to our recall:
Silver Lake Chocolate Double Dipped Peanuts, net wt 15 oz, GKI Foods, Brighton, MI; UPC 1264731900
Silver Lake Chocolates Milk Chocolate Peanut Clusters, net wt 12 oz, GKI Foods, Brighton, MI; UPC 1264732413
Silver Lake Chocolate Bridge Mix, net wt 13 oz, GKI Foods, Brighton, MI; UPC 1264730514
GKI is recalling all of our peanut based products due to the expanded recall by Peanut Corp of America that included peanut types purchased by GKI Foods Inc.
GKI Foods Inc. has had no reports of any illnesses with any of our products to date.
To assist our customers in distinguishing recalled product from replacement product, GKI Foods Inc. is adding a round blue label sticker label to the labels on replacement product. Recalled product labels are red and purple print on a light purple background. Replacement product will now have a 1.25” round blue label on the front of the package.
Customers who have purchased peanut related products from GKI may destroy the product or contact GKI for further direction at 248-486-0055 M-F between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. EST.
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