Arico Natural Foods Company Announces US and Canadian Recall of Arico Peanut Butter Cookies and Cookie Bars

Contact:
Jean Lafferty
503 259 0871 x21

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- January 29, 2009 – Beaverton, Oregon based Arico Natural Foods Company announced today a voluntary recall of Arico Peanut Butter Cookies and Cookie Bars as a precautionary measure due to yesterday’s expanded recall of peanut ingredients from Peanut Corporation of America’s Blakely, Georgia facility, which is the subject of an FDA investigation concerning the recent Salmonella outbreak.



The recalled cookies contain peanut butter supplied by Peanut Corporation of America. No known illnesses have been reported to date in connection with Arico Peanut Butter Cookies and Cookie Bars products. Arico Natural Foods Company immediately informed FDA of its actions and is fully cooperating with the Agency. Arico products are sold at health food and grocery stores throughout US and Canada. Included in the recall are:

Arico Peanut Butter Cookies (4.76 oz stand-up pouch with UPC 1 82363 00022 1)
Sell-by dates of “080309” and “100509”
Date code is printed on the top, front, left of each pouch OR on the case label as 08/03/09 and 10/05/09
Arico Peanut Butter Cookie Bars (1.4 oz with UPC 1 82363 00006 1)
Sell-by date of AUG0409; M03098
Date code is printed on the middle, back of individual bar wrapper OR on the case label as 08/04/09