- LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Kraft
Foods Inc said on Wednesday it recalled Baker's Premium White Chocolate
Baking Squares distributed throughout the United States due to possible
salmonella contamination.
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- The company said the recalled product is in 6-ounce packages
with UPC Code 0043000252200 and the following "best when used by"
dates: 31 MAR 2008 XCZ, 01 APR 2008 XCZ, 02 APR 2008 XCZ, 03 APR 2008 XCZ.
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- Some 24,000 cases of the product involved in the recall
were produced, Kraft spokeswoman Cathy Pernu said. So far there have been
no reports of illness, she said.
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- Kraft said it was notified of the possible contamination
after testing by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration detected the presence
of salmonella in some 6-oz. packages.
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- Pernu said Kraft is investigating the source of the problem.
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- Salmonella is a bacterium that causes food-borne illness.
Symptoms include fever, diarrhea and abdominal cramps. In people with poor
health or weakened immune systems, salmonella can cause life-threatening
infections.
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- (Reporting by Lisa Baertlein, and Joe Giannone in New
York)
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