A possible salmonella contamination at a peanut company has caused a slew of confectionery and snack product recalls — many of which are made with natural and organic ingredients.
The root cause is a massive recall by Sunland Inc., a peanut supplier based in Portales, New Mexico.
The recalls, now affecting hundreds of products, started with a peanut butter recall Sept. 23. They have since been expanded multiple times and now include all the raw and roasted shelled and in-shelled peanuts as well as Thai ginger butter, chocolate butter and banana butter.
As a result at least eleven companies have recalled candy and snack foods, including:
► Chattanooga Bakery Inc. recalled its MoonPie Crunch Peanut Crunch products
► Creative Energy Foods, Inc., recalled Crunch thinkThin nutrition bars.
► General Mills recalled its Cascadian Farm granola bars
► Jer’s Chocolates recalled Jer’s Squares.
► Late July Snacks, LLC recalled its mini peanut butter sandwich crackers.
► Lin-Mar Partners recalled two of its Longhorn Bars, including: the Roasted Peanut with Chocolate Energy Bar and the Peanut Butter Trail Mix Protein Bar
► Mondelez Global LLC (formerly Kraft) recalled Green & Black’s Organic Peanut & Sea Salt Milk Chocolate bar.
► Purefit Inc., recalled its PureFit Peanut Butter Crunch nutrition bars.
► SunRidge Farms recalled its Peanut Butter Power Chews, Energy Nuggets, and Treasure Trove Mix.
► Sunland, Inc. recalled its Ridgebar nutrition bars
► Xan Confections recalled 13 peanut butter chocolate products.