January 19, 2009In the most recent of a series of recall announcements, Peanut Corporation of America has expanded its recall once again, to include all peanut butter and peanut paste produced in its Blakely, Georgia facility on or after July 1, 2008.
According to the news release, PCA shipped the recalled products to North American customers in 24 states and the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, as well as to overseas customers in Haiti and Korea. PCA supplies its products to food service operations, institutions, distributors and food processors.
While PCA is not sold in retail stores, snack foods that were made using the recalled peanut butter and peanut paste is widely available to consumers in supermarkets, grocery stores, convenience stores and even in vending machines.
These lot numbers of the following products have been recalled:
8183 8184 8185 8186 8187 8188 8189 8190 8191 8192 8193 8194 8195 8196 8197 8198 8199 8200 8201 8202 8203 8204 8205 8206 8207 8208 8209 8210 8211 8212 8213 8214 8215 8216 8217 8218 8219 8220 8221 8222 8223 8224 8225 8226 8227 8228 8229 8230 8231 8232 8233 8234 8235 8236 8237 8238 8239 8240 8241 8242 8243 8244 8245 8246 8247 8248 8249 8250 8251 8252 8253 8254 8255 8256 8257 8258 8259 8260 8261 8262 8263 8264 8265 8266 8267 8268 8269 8270 8271 8272 8273 8274 8275 8276 8277 8278 8279 8280 8281 8282 8283 8284 8285 8286 8287 8288 8289 8290 8291 8292 8293 8294 8295 8296 8297 8298 8299 8300 8301 8302 8303 8304 8305 8306 8307 8308 8309 8310 8311 8312 8313 8314 8315 8316 8317 8318 8319 8320 8321 8322 8323 8324 8325 8326 8327 8328 8329 8330 8331 8332 8333 8334 8335 8336 8337 8338 8339 8340 8341 8342 8343 8344 8345 8346 8347 8348 8349 8350 8351 8352 8353 8354 8355 8356 8357 8358 8359 8360 8361 8362 8363 8364 8365 8366 9001 9002 9003 9004 9005 9006 9007 9008 9009 9010 9011 9012 9013 9014 9015 9016.
- Stock #551000: 6 ct / 5 lb; Creamy Stabilized Peanut Butter
- Stock #551000 AZ: 6 ct / 5 lb; Creamy Stabilized Peanut Butter with Sugar
- Stock #551006: 6 ct / 5 lb; Crunchy Stabilized Peanut Butter
- Stock #551020: 35 lb; Creamy Stabilized Peanut Butter
- Stock #551022: 35 lb; Natural Course Peanut Paste
- Stock #551025: 35 lb; Old Fashioned Creamy Peanut Butter w/ 1% Salt
- Stock #551026: 35 lb; Old Fashioned Crunchy Peanut Butter w/ 1% Salt
- Stock #551034: 35 lb; Crunchy Stabilized Peanut Butter
- Stock #551035: 35 lb; Crunchy Natural Peanut Butter
- Stock #551040: 35 lb; Creamy Natural Peanut Butter
- Stock #551049: 50 lb; Sugar Free Creamy Stabilized Peanut Butter
- Stock #551050: 50 lb; Creamy Stabilized Peanut Butter
- Stock #551050-PO: 50 lb; Creamy Stabilized Peanut Butter with Palm Oil
- Stock #551050-D: 50 lb; Dark Creamy Stabilized Peanut Butter
- Stock #551050-XS: 50 lb; Creamy Extra Stabilized Peanut Butter
- Stock #551051: 50 lb; Creamy Stabilized Peanut Butter with Monodiglyceride
- Stock #551053: 50 lb; Crunchy Stabilized Peanut Butter
- Stock #551053-OS: 50 lb; Extra Crunchy Stabilized Peanut Butter
- Stock #551059: 475 lb; Creamy Natural Peanut Butter with Stabilizer
- Stock #551060: 35 lb; Organic Natural Creamy Peanut Butter
- Stock #551061: 35 lb; Organic Old Fashioned Crunchy Peanut Butter
- Stock #551062: 35 lb; Organic Crunchy Natural Peanut Butter
- Stock #551063: 35 lb; Organic Old Fashioned Creamy Peanut Butter
- Stock #551064: 35 lb; Organic Natural Creamy Peanut Butter
- Stock #551072: 45 lb; Peanut Butter Variegate
- Stock #551080: 475 lb; Creamy Natural Redskin Peanut Butter with Salt
- Stock #551082: 475 lb; Creamy Natural Peanut Butter
- Stock #551082-DR: 475 lb; Dark Roasted Creamy Natural Peanut Butter
- Stock #561000: 35 lb; Pet Food Paste
- Stock #561000: 475 lb; Feed Grade Peanut Butter
- Stock #100TPASTE: 1700 lb; Creamy Natural Peanut Butter
- Stock #RM-PASTE: 1700 lb; Peanut Paste
The following lot numbers of PCA Stock #561058 (Tanker load; Coarse Natural Paste) have been recalled:
8169 8170 8172 8173 8174 8184 8185 8186 8187 8203 8204 8205 8206 8214 8215 8216 8217 8219 8220 8221 8222 8223 8225 8226 8227 8228 8259 8260 8261 8262 8263 8264 8280 8281 8282 8283 8302 8303 8304 8305 8308 8309 8310 8311 8343 8344 8345 8346 8347 8350 8351 8352.
For up-to-date information on recalls of consumer items manufactured using these PCA products, please monitor eFoodAlert's Peanut Butter Recalls and Alerts.
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We have half a bag of the Great Choice Biscuits. Our dogs have eaten them. Are our dogs at risk or are we at risk having handled them. If we or our dogs are at risk, what are the risks and what do we do?
ReplyDeleteThe first thing to find out is whether you purchased the biscuits at PetSmart during the time interval mentioned in the recall notice (see my list of US peanut butter product recalls - link at top left of this blog page)
ReplyDeleteIf you have, then do NOT use the rest of the bag.
If you or your dogs or a family member have suffered from any symptoms of Salmonella gastroenteritis (diarrhea, stomach cramps, etc.), check with your doctor.
The most important thing to protect your family members is to be very careful to wash your hands after handling the dogs - even after petting the dog – and before handling any food. Be especially careful with children handling or touching the dogs for at least a couple of weeks. Hands often find their way to mouths.
If the biscuits are fully baked (I'm not familiar with this product as we don't use it with our dog), the risk is VERY MINIMAL. Salmonella is killed by baking temperatures. A lot of these recalls are "just in case" - not high probability risk.
Check my link to PetSmart's recall for contact information for the company and call to ask them questions, too. They'll probably refund the cost of the dog biscuits, or exchange them for a "safe" production batch.
Phyllis