KELLOGG PULLING PEANUT BUTTER CRACKERS FROM SHELVES
The Kellogg Company announced Wednesday it is recommending that consumers not eat its peanut butter crackers because they may be tainted with salmonella.
The products affected are Austin- and Keebler-branded:
* Toasted peanut butter sandwich crackers
* Peanut butter and jelly sandwich crackers
* Cheese and peanut butter sandwich crackers
* Peanut butter-chocolate sandwich crackers
Peanut Corporation of America, a producer of peanut butter, is one of several peanut butter suppliers to Kellogg and has been linked to an outbreak of salmonella poisoning that has affected at least 434 people in 43 states.
While Kellogg has not received any consumer illness complaints about the products, the company is taking precautionary measures including putting a hold on any inventory in its control, removing product from retail store shelves and encouraging consumers to hold and not eat the products until regulatory officials complete their investigation of Peanut Corporation of America and Kellogg.
Though consumers are urged to hold the product until there is more information, anyone seeking a refund may call 888.314.2060 for details about how to get one.
