02/03/2009 11:55 am

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Kellogg Announces Special K Recall, Others in Response to Salmonella Scare (List)

Nothing’s appetizing anymore! It seems the salmonella outbreak linked to the tainted peanut butter has now spread to Special K bars and Keebler Cookies.

Kellogg Co. announced Monday it was recalling the following as a result of the national salmonella outbreak linked to the Georgia peanut butter facility:

Keebler Soft Batch Homestyle Chocolate Chunk Cookies and Oatmeal Raisin Cookies, 2.5-ounce size only, with a “"Best If Used Before" date prior to June 30, 2009.
UPC codes: 3010032708, 3010037899.
Special K Protein Meal Bar Honey Almond variety only, 6-count and 8-count packages, with a "Best If Used Before" date prior to February 1, 2010.
UPC codes: 3800039778, 3800039935, 3800039931.

No other Special K products are part of this recall, the Food and Drug Administration reports. Fortunately, no illnesses have been reported yet in connection with the products. Although these treats do not contain any peanut ingredients from Peanut Corporation of America — the company at the center of the investigation —  the cookies and bars are on the same line of products that were made for other companies’ potentially tainted Peanut Corp. ingredients.

Peanut Corp. released a statement on Saturday expressing their sincere apologies to the victims. "We at Peanut Corporation of America express our deepest and most sincere empathy for those sickened in the salmonella outbreak and their families."

Kellogg’s has recalled a series of products in connection with the salmonella outbreaks. Two weeks ago Kellogg’s Austin and Keebler Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers and select snack-size packs of Famous Amos Peanut Butter Cookies and Keebler Soft Batch were recalled.  

According to the Associated Press, at least 529 people have been sickened as a result of the current outbreak, and at least eight may have died as a result. More than 430 products have been recalled. For a list of various company recalls and for more information on the FDA’s ongoing investigation, visit the FDA’s website at fda.gov.

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Susan B
Special K? Good heavens, is nothing safe to eat?
By Susan B on 02/03/2009 4:57 pm
GrandeCamper
Well at least not in the peanut butter section.
By GrandeCamper on 02/03/2009 6:29 pm
shirleyadams
where is the safety commission?
By shirleyadams on 02/03/2009 7:32 pm
JamestheGame
This story could be the lead, if this country can no longer be sure it’s food supply is safe. A few years ago, it was Listeria bacteria killing people off, now it’s salmonella. Every single executive at the Peanut Corporation who should’ve/could’ve/would’ve known about the roaches and rust should be sent to trial.
By JamestheGame on 02/03/2009 8:33 pm
gulliverfourmyle
James, ever heard of lawyers? we’ve handed our fate to ‘killer-bees’, and We pay for it? weird place—-starting to make The Libertarians perhaps not so crazy, after all—-hell, back in the 80’s, yeah when Wasilla was on the edge of ‘the bush’ (not that one), near Everyone went armed—-‘for all the world to see’—-you had to—-i was chased by a crazy moose in Anchorage, on my way to plop $50k in my bank—-Colt Python on my waist—-moose got bored, i walked right in my bank, as usual, armed, no problem—- guv has a purpose—-‘to protect and serve’—-not to ‘sell-you-out’—-we’ve obviously forgotten, guv is Our employee, we are not theirs. when your employee becomes your master? well, ‘here it is’.
By gulliverfourmyle on 02/03/2009 9:20 pm
gulliverfourmyle
and what of BPH? MTBT?—-not worried on MTBT in your water? check it out, just not in your shower—-and Wow most of That stuff comes out your car’s exhaust—-live in a city? of course papa bush could have gone for ethanol, but the chenmical industry paid more——Big Time—- guess he didn’t wish to turn your wheels into a juice-head—- i mean dang—-you wouldn’t want to have your tailpipe get your car busted—- or watch it driving itself to the local pup—-
By gulliverfourmyle on 02/03/2009 8:49 pm
gulliverfourmyle
it’s worse than you know—-i was a vegan when young—-you must be aware of the hormones, anti-biotics routinely fed to poultry, pigs, beef—-but do you know the ‘disease-breeding’ ‘stock-lot’ conditions your tasty steak comes from? i yet recall starting to smell a ‘stock-lot’ stench—-20 miles away—-by the time 8 kids, and i had passed, within sight, i had to pull-over for kids to puke—-2 decades later, i can’t forget that smell—-the smell of death—-horrifying—-
By gulliverfourmyle on 02/03/2009 9:42 pm
SherrieCrews
Just another corporation making sure it makes money. The money for the upkeep of the facility more than likely went into the bonuses for the CEO. Afterall, why should they have to put their money back into their business?
By SherrieCrews on 02/04/2009 10:26 am