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Ongoing Issues Regarding Peanut Corporation of America Result in Scotts Voluntarily Recalling Five Wild Bird Food Suet Products That May Contain PCA Peanut Meal
February 16, 2009
The Scotts Company LLC announced today that it is voluntarily recalling specific lots of five varieties of suet wild bird food products after learning those products may contain peanut meal purchased from the Peanut Corporation of America's (PCA) plant in Blakely, Georgia, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.
Scotts has requested that its retailers, distributors and sub-distributors recall the affected products, using proper recall notifications, and remove these products from retail shelves or warehouses, and return them to the Company. In addition, the company also is requesting that those parties that sell the affected products to consumers not only advise those consumers of the recall, but also tell them to throw the product away, avoid touching unsealed product with bare hands, and wash their hands thoroughly after touching unsealed product.
Scotts has not received any reports of illness involving its products that may contain the PCA peanut meal, and it is no longer using any products from the Blakely facility. Nonetheless, as a precautionary measure, Scotts is recalling the following five products with the specific manufacturing date codes below that were manufactured between December 27, 2008 and January 17, 2009:
| Product Description |
UPC # |
Recalled
Lot/Manufacturing
Date Code |
| Morning Song Nutty Safari Suet 11 oz. |
0-86155-01110-8 |
12-27-08
12-29-08
12-30-08
01-17-09 |
Morning Song Woodpecker Suet
3 Pack 1.78 lbs. |
0-86155-22348-8 |
01-12-09 |
| Royal Wing Raisin Suet 11.75 oz. |
7-49394-00336-4 |
01-05-09
01-07-09 |
Morning Melodies Variety Suet 3 CT
962g (33.75 oz.) |
0-86155-22124-8 |
12-29-08
01-07-09
01-08-09 |
Morning Song Variety 15 Pack Suet
Multi-pack with 15 suets and suet feeder |
0-86155-22291-7 |
12-27-08
12-29-08
01-05-09
01-09-09
01-12-09
01-13-09
01-16-09
01-17-09 |
To receive a replacement product or refund for any of these affected products, consumers can contact the Scotts customer service department at 1-866-512-8876 or at www.scottswildbirdfood.com or www.scotts.com.
Further information:
· FDA press release
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