Saturday, January 31, 2009

Schwan Voluntarily Recalls Ice Cream Citing Possible Health Risk

The following Schwan's Home Service product is involved:

1.75 quarts, carton of "#216 Schwan's® Caramel Peanut Chocolate Bar" ice cream (bar code 517744) with the following product identification codes:

187142
187166
188191
188218
188235
189008
189014
The product was available for catalog or Internet purchase from Schwan's Home Service, Inc. by
consumers nationwide January 2007-2009. If you have any of this product, please contact your
Customer Service Manager or call (800) 225-7192.

The issue was discovered when a peanut ingredient supplier to Schwan's stated that it had
shipped product to Schwan's that was sourced from Peanut Corporation of America in Blakely,
Georgia.

"Our number one priority is to provide safe, high-quality food to our customers," said Jeff Varcoe,
Vice President of Schwan's Food Safety and Quality. "We are voluntarily recalling this product as
a precautionary measure to ensure our customer's safety and ask that they return any unused
product to their Customer Service Manager on their next regularly scheduled visit."

Anyone concerned about their health after consuming this product should contact a physician.
Media questions for Schwan's Home Service, Inc. should be directed to Peggy Connot, Schwan's
Public Relations at (507)-537-8550. Consumers with questions about the recall should contact
Schwan's Home Service, Inc. at (800) 225-7192.

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