United Food Group, Inc. Recalling Product Because Of Possible Health Risk
Contact:
Barbara Boyer
(847) 622-1803
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- July 30, 2009 -- United Food Group, Inc announced a voluntary recall of products that contain instant nonfat dry milk manufactured by Plainview Milk Products Cooperative. This recall is a precautionary measure due to the voluntary recall of instant nonfat dry milk announced by Plainview Milk Products Cooperative on June 29, 2009.
Salmonella is 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.
Due to the products potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, the following are being recalled:
| Victorian Inn® | Cream of Mushroom Soup | .66 lb Can |
| Victorian Inn® | Baked Potato w/ Bacon Soup | .66 lb Can |
| Victorian Inn® | Cream of Chicken Soup | .66 lb Can |
| Victorian Inn® | Cream of Broccoli Soup | .55 lb Can |
| Victorian Inn® | Cream of Chicken Soup | 21g Single Serve Packet |
| Victorian Inn® | Cream of Broccoli | 21g Single Serve Packet |
| Victorian Inn® | Baked Potato w/ Bacon Soup | 21g Single Serve Packet |
| Perfect Servings™ | French Vanilla Cappuccino | 1.5 lb. Bags |
| Perfect Servings™ | Cream of Mushroom | 1.5 lb. Bags |
| Perfect Servings™ | Potato w/ Bacon | 1.5 lb. Bags |
| Perfect Servings™ | Cream of Chicken | 1.5 lb. Bags |
| Perfect Servings™ | Cream of Broccoli | 1.5 lb. Bags |
| Victorian Inn® | Cappuccino Topping | 1.1 lb. bags |
| Victorian Inn® | Cappuccino Frothing Milk | 1.5 lb. Bags |
| Herico™ | Horchata, Can | 1.25 lb. Can |
| Herico™ | Horchata, Bag | 1.25 lb. Bags |
| Herico™ | Horchata, Bucket | 25lb. Bucket |
| Perfect Servings™ | Double Dutch Hot Chocolate w/ Marshmallows | 1.5 lb. Bags |
No other products other than these listed above are involved in the recall and only if distributed between 6/4/2007 and 6/4/2009. These products were distributed nationwide.
Consumers who have purchased these products are urged to return them to the place of purchase. Consumers with questions may contact the company at 1-847-622-1803.
United Food Group, Inc. has not received any reports of illness in connection with the items listed above to date, and no other United Food Group, Inc. products are affected by this action. For more information on Salmonella, please visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Website at http://www.cdc.gov.
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