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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE --CAMP HILL, PA -- February, 18, 2009 --- Six products identified by the manufacturer as containing peanuts from Peanut Corporation of America, which is the focus of a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) investigation into potential salmonella contamination, were pulled from Rite Aid shelves in the company’s voluntary recall announced February 6, 2009. Rite Aid is not aware of any reported cases of illness related to these products and removed the items from store shelves as a precautionary measure.
While the company listed two of the items in its February 6 press release announcing the voluntary recall, four nearly identical items by the same manufacturer but with different UPC codes were also pulled from Rite Aid store shelves by February 6, 2009. Those items include:
As Rite Aid previously announced, the following items also were voluntarily recalled and removed from store shelves:
Any customer who purchased these recalled products should immediately discontinue use and return the items or a receipt to a Rite Aid Pharmacy for a refund. For additional information, please contact Rite Aid at 1-800-RITEAID.
For more information on salmonella, please visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Web site. For more information about this recall, including an updated list of products that are affected, please visit the FDA Web site for peanut butter recalls.
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