Little Debbie Recall

Little Debbie® Peanut Butter Toasty and Peanut Butter Cheese Sandwich Crackers, are the newest food products involved in the recall due to the current Salmonella Outbreak. Manufactured by McKee Foods Corporation, located in Collegedale, Tennessee, McKee Foods has issued a voluntary recall on both Little Debbie Peanut Butter Toasty and Peanut Butter Cheese crackers and the recall includes all sizes of the product. It's important to realize that the recall is on a voluntary basis and as of now, McKee Foods has not received any complaints or reports of Salmonella poisoning associated with the Little Debbie products, this is a precautionary measure.

The Salmonella Outbreak has been linked to the Peanut Corporation of America, a bulk supplier of peanut butter and peanut paste to industrial facilities as well as to companies who then use the products in their food goods. The first case of Salmonella poisoning was linked to a jar of King Nut peanut butter, a brand name used by the Peanut Corporation of America. They also sell peanut butter under the name, Parnell's Pride and this was also involved in the recall. Though McKee Foods Inc. does not purchase their peanut butter or peanut butter paste directly from Peanut Corporation of America, they do purchase from Kellogg's. The two products recalled were manufactured by the Kellogg Company, who does buy directly from PCA.

Since the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control have alerted the public to the current Salmonella Outbreak, Kellogg's recalled sixteen products, marketed under the brand names Keebler, Austin, and Famous Amos. The Hy-Vee Company has recalled eight products and Perry's Ice Cream, with headquarters in New York, has recalled sixteen peanut butter ice cream goods. The Food and Drug Administration is continuing their investigation and receives state reports when someone is diagnosed with the particular strain related to this outbreak, "Salmonella Typhimurium".

Salmonella Typhimurium is identified as having its own unique genetic print, thereby allowing the FDA and CDC to identify the cases and show their connection. The current Salmonella Typhimurium Outbreak has affected 43 states and is responsible for over 470 cases of illness and 6 deaths. The symptoms of Salmonella Typhimurium include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, fever, chills, abdominal cramps and pains, muscle soreness, and general malaise. It is recommended that anyone who believes they have Salmonella be seen by his or her health care provider immediately. In healthy individuals, Salmonella poisoning will subside within one week, but the risk of secondary infection, as well as dehydration, is cause for a medical professional's treatment. The risks are more severe for the young, the elderly, and those with a weak or suppressed immune system.

If you have purchased the Little Debbie Sandwich Crackers involved in the recall, you are advised to destroy the product completely and to contact their consumer hotline for information or a refund. If you are planning on seeking a refund, be sure to save the product freshness code from the packaging. You can contact McKee Foods Corporation's toll free hotline at 1 (800) 522-4499.