FW: Robert's American Gourmet Food, Inc. Conducts Nationwide Recall of Veg

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Robert's American Gourmet Food, Inc. Conducts Nationwide

Recall of

Veggie Booty Because of Possible Health Risk

 

 

 

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Robert's American Gourmet Food, Inc. Conducts Nationwide Recall of Veggie

Booty Because of Possible Health Risk

 

 

Contact:

Robert's American Gourmet

1-800-626-7557

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- June 28, 2007 -- Robert's American Gourmet Food,

Inc.of Sea Cliff, New York is recalling Veggie Booty Snack Food all

lots and

sizes , because it has the potential to be contaminated with

Salmonella, an

organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young

children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune

systems.

Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea

(which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In rare

circumstances, infection with Salmonella can result in the organism

getting

into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial

infections (i.e., infected aneurysms), endocarditis and arthritis.

 

Veggie Booty was distributed nationwide and also in Canada through local

distributors, internet sales, phone orders, mail orders and retail

outlets.

 

Veggie Booty is sold in a flexible plastic foil bag in a 4 oz., 1 oz., and

l/2 oz. package. The brand name is Robert's American Gourmet, and all

codes

and expiration dates of Veggie Booty are being recalled.

 

Robert's American Gourmet has been notified by the U. S. Food and Drug

Administration (FDA) and the U. S. Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC) of 51 cases of Salmonella across 17 states, associated or

related to the consumption of the Veggie Booty, predominately in

children of

three years of age or younger. Based on the information provided by

the CDC

and FDA Robert's American Gourmet has decided to conduct this recall as a

precautionary measure, even though there are no confirmed positive results

in the finished product yet.

 

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