Hershey Import Company Announces Nationwide Voluntary Recall on Certain Snacks

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- EDISON, N.J., Feb. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Hershey Import Company is voluntarily recalling the lots identified below of certain varieties of snacks sold under the following brands: Express Snacks, Grateful Harvest, Woodfield Farms, Woodstock Farms, Bridgehampton Gorp, Full Circle, Nature's Promise, and Sun Harvest. Certain Hershey Import Company packaged and bulk products listed below also are being voluntarily recalled. These products are being recalled out of an abundance of caution because they contain peanuts which have the potential of being exposed to Salmonella at the Peanut Corporation of America's ("PCA") Blakely, Georgia manufacturing facility. Hershey Import Company is voluntarily recalling specific lots of the products listed at the end of this release that contain peanuts manufactured at PCA's Blakely, Georgia peanut plant.
Hershey Import Company is not affiliated with The Hershey Company, which manufactures and distributes REESE'S branded products as well as a wide range of other confectionery products.
Hershey Import Company's, Edison, NJ manufacturing facility, where each of the below listed products were manufactured, has been tested extensively for the presence of Salmonella and to date, all test results have been negative. In addition, Hershey Import Company has not received any consumer complaints of symptoms related to Salmonella.
Hershey Import Company requests that consumers check the lot numbers of any of the below-listed products they may have purchased. The affected lot numbers are limited to:
Lot Codes - 7001 through 9029 (inclusive)
Expiration Dates - 01/01/08 through 01/29/10 (inclusive)
The lot number can be found on the back panel. If consumers find that they have these products in their possession marked with any of these specific lot codes or expiration dates, they are asked not to consume the products. Consumers seeking a refund for recalled products should return the product to their place of purchase. Other lot numbers of Hershey Import Company products are not affected by this recall. Hershey Import Company intends to update this notice as the situation develops.
People infected with Salmonella can have some or all of nausea, vomiting, diarrhea or bloody diarrhea, abdominal cramping and fever. Rarely, Salmonella can result in more serious disease, including headache, joint pain, muscle pain, eye irritation, and urinary tract symptoms. Consumers exhibiting these signs after having contact with this product should contact their healthcare providers.
The following products, with the lot numbers and expiration dates stated above, are being recalled by Hershey Import Company and are being removed from retail stores until an alternate supply of peanuts is identified.