Perry's Ice Cream Company Announces Voluntary Recall of Select Peanut Butter Ice Cre

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- Buffalo, N.Y. – January 17, 2009 – Perry’s Ice Cream today announced a voluntary recall of select ice cream products containing peanut butter because the products have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.

FDA and other regulatory agencies have indicated that Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) is the focus of an investigation concerning a recent Salmonella outbreak thought to be caused by tainted peanut butter. As a result of the investigation, PCA has recalled 170 lots of suspect peanut butter and peanut paste. PCA is one of Perry’s peanut butter sauce suppliers.