US: General Mills recalls Cascadian Farm bars

By: just-food.com | 16 February 2009

US food giant General Mills has voluntarily recalled three varieties of its Cascadian Farm snack bars containing peanuts as a "precaution" only.

Cascadian Farm Peanut Butter Chip Chewy Granola Bars, Cascadian Farm Sweet & Salty Mixed Nut Chewy Granola Bars, and Cascadian Farm Sweet & Salty Peanut Pretzel Chewy Granola Bars have all been recalled.

The company said it has no reason to believe there is a safety issue with the products, but peanut pieces in the products may have been sourced from the Plainview, Texas, plant of Peanut Corporation of America (PCA).

General Mills said that PCA is no longer a supplier to Cascadian Farm, and no other Cascadian Farm products are being recalled.

Last month, General Mills recalled its Larabar Peanut Butter Cookie bars and JamFrakas Peanut Butter Blisscrisp bars due to the products containing ingredients sourced from the same company.

To date, some 637 people in 43 US states have been infected with the outbreak strain of salmonella, which has been traced to a PCA plant in Blakely. Nine deaths have also been linked to the outbreak, while one person has also been taken ill in Canada.

Sectors: Bakery, Food safety, Retail, Snacks

Companies: General Mills, Peanut Corporation of America