HUGE RECALL ISSUED FOR KELLOGG'S COOKIES AND SNACKS

The Kellogg Company is voluntarily recalling cookies and brownies that might be contaminated with peanut residue. The recall is in response to a flour recall by their suppliers in Georgia.

Back in April, the Georgia-based company Grain Craft announced that there had been peanut contamination in their wheat products. The contamination didn’t occur in the factor, but before the wheat got to the factory. According to a statement, it was a ‘agricultural cross-contact, which is the result of customary methods of growing, harvesting and shipping of wheat and other agricultural products.’

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Since then, a number of companies who use flour supplied by the mill have voluntarily begun to recall products it might have been used in. Hostess says reports came in of two allergic reactions, which prompted a recall.

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Frito-Lay had no reports of allergic reactions but opted to recall products anyway. They put out a recall warning for Rold Gold Tiny Twists, Thins, Sticks and Honey Wheat Braided.

CSM Bakery recalled red velvet cake and chocolate chip cookies sold at Acme and Jewel stores.

Likewise, Kellogg Co. is following suit. They’re recalling a variety of their cookie and brownie products that have no warning of possible peanut contamination on the labels. Products being recalled come from their Keebler, Famous Amos, Kellogg’s Special K, Mother’s and Murray product lines. They’re asking consumers discard the product and call the company directly for a refund.

“While consumers with severe peanut allergies should avoid the recalled products, the FDA has stated that the amount of peanut exposure from the flour is low and not expected to cause adverse health effects in the vast majority of peanut allergic consumers,” said the company, based in Battle Creek, Michigan. “The company has received no reports of related illness to date.”

Peanut allergies can be serious for a handful of people. Some reactions include itching swelling, eczema, asthma-like reactions, a drop in blood pressure or cardiac arrest. Going into anaphylaxis shock may be fatal.

Source: CNN
Photo: The Nutritionist Reviews

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HUGE RECALL ISSUED FOR KELLOGG'S COOKIES AND SNACKS